Welcome to 90daysgoal! Round 13 starts this Monday, February 24th, so in the meantime let’s get to know each other a little. Tell us all about yourself here. Meet your fellow 90DG’ers and take a look around for a buddy with similar goals. Feel free to set your flair however you'd like - the number at the beginning indicates what round was your first (i.e. if this is your first round, select "13"), and then you can add whatever else to the end!

The official schedule for Round 13 is going to be as follows:

Sprint 1: February 24 - March 25

Recovery: March 26 - March 30

Sprint 2: March 31 - April 29

Recovery: April 30 - May 4

Sprint 3: May 5 - June 3

Feel free to set a goal for each 30 day sprint, as well as an overall goal, or anything in between. Need an example? Look at our last round's introduction thread for some great examples from last round's participants! If you have any questions, feel free to include them in your intro comment, message the mods, or post a thread!

What you get out of this community is completely up to you. Our job as moderators is to support you all as well as each other, your job as a participant is to do the work and support each other. Welcome all, let’s have a fantastic Round 13!

So I'm new to this. This is my first go round. Pardon the iffy formatting and stuff, but I figured I needed to make the jump. No more just sitting around. I'm pretty young, and my health is god awful, and I realize if I don't make changes to my life soon, it could turn out pretty badly.

Stats

21, M

5'11", 300~ (This was the rude awakening!)

Diet: Pretty unhealthy eater. Working crazy hours so I make the excuse to eat out a lot. Sometimes it's healthy, sometimes it's not, but it's never controlled portions.

GET CONSISTENT
I have the worst habit of starting something, saying I'm going to stick to it, and let it fizzle. This goes from getting healthy, working out, and just things I say I'd like to pick up like guitar.

Eat healthier

Counting calories (portion control)

Less processed, less fried, less meat.

Explore more food options. I want to learn to eat more fruits and veggies.

Gain a healthier self-image of myself regardless of weight.

I know I shouldn't be satisfied with my current state, but I also shouldn't hate myself for it. I need to find the fuel in those bad feelings.

Lose ~20 lbs. (I figure it's a healthy goal because it's between 1.5-2 pounds a week which I think I can do given my almost completely sedentary lifestyle and bad eating habits right now.

Sprint 1 Goals

Start C25K and workout routine

For some reason, those 30 day challenges really seem like they'd motivate me and help me stay on track. Thoughts?

Develop a consistent meal and sleep schedule

Read a new book

Spend at least half of my weekend days outside (since spring is in the air!!!!)

Only drink water.

Hopefully that's not too lengthy, but I think they're decent baby steps that could actually show major improvements in my health and lifestyle. Open to any suggestions on workouts, menu items, etc. Thanks everyone!

No worries about formatting, and nope nope, not too lengthy at all!!! Props to you for turning it around early - I was 22 when I decided to turn it around, and it's SO doable! It's definitely intimidating at first, but I found that the format we use here of the 90 day long-term and 30 day short-term goals made it much less overwhelming and more realistic.

Typically, losing 1-2 lbs per week is considered a safe, healthy, and realistic amount, so that's awesome that you know that already, and that you know you want to start using portion control, less processed, and more fruits/veggies. I found that a paleo style diet really worked for me. I cut pastas and breads and started eating pretty much all meats, fruits, veggies, and nuts. Figure out what sorts of foods you like, and what spices or low-cal condiments (hot sauce = my #1) will help you vary them.

Bulk cooking and eating the same stuff over and over makes life exceptionally easy - easy to track calories if you just weigh out the same size portions (ps, food scale is great for measuring exact portions) all the time, and you'll already have stuff cooked and just need to grab and reheat. Laziness and exhaustion will tempt you to go for the easy take-out or something… but when you prep ahead of time, the reheating takes less time than it would to drive out to pick something up or to wait for the delivery :D

A workout routine and following C25K definitely seems like a great idea - having a workout planned for you rather than needing to come up with it on your own on the spot makes it a lot easier to actually get to the gym. Start slow at first - you don't have to work out every day. Just a few times a week, whatever you can handle. Weight loss is much more impacted by diet than by exercise, so don't worry at first if you feel like you're struggling with the exercise component.

Remember that progress and changing habits will happen slowly - it took 20 years to get to wherever you're at, so you can't expect a total reversal overnight! And most importantly, you wanna figure out a plan that's sustainable for you in the long run to get healthy and stay healthy. If you have any additional questions, I'm more than happy to attempt to answer them!

I started with C25K too! Will you be running indoors or out? If you're on a treadmill, look up the treadmill version of C25K. That way you won't be pushing buttons every minute and a half. You can totally do this!

Well luckily I'm not fighting near zero temps and lots of snow, so I'll more than likely be running roads or maybe a track. TBD. I think I'm going to try both eventually. I'm not sure if I can handle the repetition of track running, but it does make my knees feel a lot better.

The people in the game will talk to you and say things like "lets reach that forest over there!" and then your songs will start from your playlist that you have selected. Usually that run to the building or whatever will last 1 or 2 songs (could be more if you have selected a long run) then the next bit of talking/action will take place. This is basically the entire run. If you enable zombie chases then you can hear the zombies screaming and what not but you can play without that feature on if it annoys you. Overall its awesome if you are into zombies! Enjoy

C25k worked for me too, and I loved the structure of the program. If you haven't already, I would suggest you go to a running store to get a good pair of shoes. You'll probably want well structured shoes with good cusioning.

In terms of diet, I found that a good way to start was to first spend a week or so tracking what you're eating, so you can get a baseline of where you are, and what you can change. After all, weight loss is 90% diet, 10% exercise.

I use MyFitnessPall to track my food, and it then calculated the calories I need to lose 1.5 pounds per week.

For me, the single biggest change I made was reading the labels on food, and understanding what a 'single' portion is.

SO PUMPED for this round! This is my sixth round here (started R8), and I'm one of the mods. I post the Sunday Daily Goal thread, which is also kind of the weekly planning thread where you're able to lay out your optimal week if you so choose. A little bit about my past rounds - I've lost about 50lbs since starting with my first round here in August of 2012, and last May-ish I transitioned from "weight loss mode" to "maintenance mode." I've found that a modified paleo diet works really well for me and seems to be sustainable in the long-run... my main weakness in terms of eating is desserts, but toward the end of the last round I found a "dessert management" strategy that seems like it will work for me, so I'm going to stick with it and see if it continues working out! Other than that, the plan is to continue eating healthy and following my workout schedule as I train for my second marathon and prepare for my first ultramarathon!

Stats

24 F

5' 8", about 135lbs

Diet: Paleo-ish

Exercise: Primarily running, but also some lifting. Will be swimming when the weather gets nice!

Minimize unnecessary and unplanned expenditures - going out for dinner or drinks or spending money on concert tickets is totally fine and I'm not going to let this goal get in the way of enjoying life, but buying an article of clothing that really isn't essential at the moment and those mid-day boredom-induced walks to go buy a $3 tea? Not ideal, especially when I'm saving up for grad school!

I think that's a pretty solid overview of myself and what I'm going to be working on this round... looking forward to getting to know everyone!

This will be my fifth round here. I started as a 'couch potato' last December, and transitioned through the C25K running program to complete a 5k run, and just kept on running. I'm training for a marathon in June, and a Triathalon in August. Over the course of the rounds, I've dropped about 40 pounds, the weight of my youngest daughter....

My kids were a big motivation for me to get started. I realized I didn't have the energy to keep up with them while they were playing, and I wanted to fix that.

Holy cow, so many half marathons in your future!!! So so so exciting that you're doing your first full marathon! I remember when you first joined and were working up to your first half - you've come such a long way! Looking forward to keeping our back-and-forth mileage battle going :D

I'm coming off of two years of focusing on weight loss, having lost a total of 90 lbs. While I would like to lose the last 10 so I can gloat about losing 100 lbs (heh), weight has become drastically less important for me. In part because I have so many other goals I'm working toward right now.

The BIG thing for me is finishing my thesis. By the end of this round of 90DG, I need to be done done done! Yikes! I'm also starting to train for a half marathon in May, continuing to ride my bike, working at work, lifting, and trying not to go insane.

My first sprint goals are:

30 hours logged for my thesis

90 running miles logged, including (blehhhh!) 4 speed workouts

track food at least 20/30 days

lift at least 8 times

To get there, I am re-instituting the sticker chart! The sticker chart worked so well for me before, and then I stopped at Christmas and haven't gotten back with it. As a result, I have no idea how I'm doing with progress. So after I finish this, I am hanging my new chart up!

Yay, the sticker chart returns! It's crazy how having a visual display of progress can make such a huge impact.

Want to be partners in speed workout torture or something?! I'd like to do one a week but am just not motivated enough on my own to force myself! I'm not sure if you have any specific workouts in mind, but I have a list of track workouts (that I suppose can be done on a treadmill or on roads/whatever as long as you know your distance and pace) that we could pick from that a group I was running with for a while do - I still get the emails every week with the workout, even though I haven't been going...

I believe she just had a chart with the days and put a sticker on it if she completed her workout or ate on track or completed the goals for the day?? I'm not sure what the exact details were, but the main gist was that it was a visual representation of awesome little successes, and that then kind of makes you want to continue the "streak" and give yourself more stickers for continuing to crush it :)

Oh, I feel you on wanting to hit a mark to have a nice, round number for bragging rights - my goal someday is to have even more impressive weight loss flair on /r/loseit. 90 pounds is such a feat. SUCH a feat. Finishing your thesis will be another big goal - I am cheering for you!

I just discovered r/90daysgoal and I am excited to learn more before the 24th. I am leaving for grad school in July and I would really like to have a new body and lifestyle to take to Colorado with me so I can enjoy the outdoor scene there. In the short term, I want to be able to keep up on a hike with my SO without being so out of breath that I have to stop, it is getting to be spring like weather here, I have no excuses not to go outside anymore. I also just started learning to kayak in a pool in prep for white water kayaking, losing my spare tire around my middle will make that alot easier.

Stats
*28
*5'7
*SW 222, CW 215, GW 160

90 Day Goal
* Track everything I put into my face with MFP
* Maintain 1-2 lbs per week weight loss, by sticking to 1300-1700 calories per day (depending on workouts that day)
* Some kind of physical activity every single day
* 3+ times a week hit the gym for a real workout
* Zumba every Friday at 9 am... NO EXCUSES since I don't have school Fridays
* Fit into a smaller dress size for my college graduation
* Keep up on my reading for my last semester of undergrad, no cramming for tests.
* Build good grad school habits

Welcome!! How exciting that you're about to start grad school and head off to somewhere awesome! Sounds like you have a great plan for achieving your goals :)

Tips… my biggest help has been cooking in advance and cooking big batches of things that are easy to throw together. I'll cook up a few pounds of chicken on a Sunday night and keep it in a container in the fridge, and then I'll measure out amounts for lunches or dinners and just heat up the portions with some frozen veggies or a sweet potato or something and add spices/low-cal condiments… and there ya go, less than ten minutes for a healthy, filling meal! When you're in school and working and studying, it's so easy to fall into the habit of takeout/pickup when you're short on time, but by pre-cooking and just needing to reheat, it takes less time than it would if you were to wait around for the delivery person and it's less tempting to go that route because you don't want to waste your groceries and have the food go bad before you have the chance to eat it all!

I'm not sure if you're a morning person or not, but I've realized that I actually am, and I much prefer getting up early to work out. For that 9am Zumba class, it might help to lay out your stuff the night before. If you're dragging, convince yourself that if you get out of bed and brush your teeth and still feel tired, you can get back in bed and skip it. For me, it's leaving my warm comfy bed that's the problem… if I get out from under the covers to go to the bathroom or get a drink or something, then it's whatever, I'm up and I'll start getting dressed and I'm instantly no longer tired… it's just that initial movement that's a struggle!

I started in Round 11 and am back for more! I'll be a mod for this round, so that's new... See you suckas bright and early Friday mornings!

I'm 35, a mom to four, and just discovered fitness about five years ago. I started with jogging, then weights, and now I've joined a hurling club. I'm in the best shape of my life and I only strive to get better!

When I started Round 11, my goals were to run 5K and to lose my leftover baby weight. Done and done. Round 12 pushed me to run 10K and start lifting. Done and done. Now we're here at Round 13 and I'm signed up for a half marathon in May. Let's do this thing!

Stats:

35F

5'5", 130ish

Diet: calorie counting on MFP

Exercise: running, lifting, zumba, hurling

Overall Round 13 Goals:

Rehab sprained ankle

Increase running safely

Reduce body fat percentage

Be able to do 5 unassisted pull-ups (currently at 3 sets of 9, -40lbs)

Hello, new mod :D I didn't realize you were signed up for a half - exciting!

You and all the other folks with kids around here are so motivational - it definitely gives me confidence that in the future, maintaining a healthy lifestyle will be possible even with kiddos to take care of and shuttle around!

People always told me, "You have to make time for you," but it never seemed possible. Then I discovered the joys of the gym daycare... I get an hour and a half to myself every day, the babies play and have a great time, then I come home and resume all the mom stuff. It's been a great way to clear my head and take care of my body.

I think I need to spend some time identifying reasonable goals over the next week before this next round starts. I've got a lot going on in life right now. In the next 9 months I will: get married, need to find a new job, and move to PA. In addition to all my normal life stuff (work, finishing research papers from my PhD, Al-Anon, etc).

This past round found me getting up earlier on a more regular basis. I maintained "running" three mornings a week. Even though I've been working on C25K since Oct, I'm still only on week 5. I'd like to finish the program. I'd really like to add weight lifting into the mix too. But my hip/butt issues haven't resolved, and that worries me a bit. I'd also really like to lose about 10 more pounds, but calorie counting makes me nuts. Being hungry makes me even worse.

No wonder you want a nap, that's a lot on your plate. Would it help to sketch them out mentally and let yourself mull over your goals, or would it be more useful to put them out into the universe - in a post, a journal, a poster on the wall? Where's the best place to organize, rank, and prioritize your goals?

I hope this round is amazing, it sounds like your life is undergoing quite the upheaval and you need everything to go right to keep it all from making you nuts! You can do it (er, have everything go your way, not necessarily go nuts)!

Needing a nap is really a lingering issue from the weekend. My body has gotten used to going to bed early and getting up pretty early when the cat starts up. This past weekend I went to a women's retreat. Hard beds, strange place, and three roommates who were not necessarily the quietest. Plus going to bed super late. I actually try to avoid napping and instead go to bed early. I used to be a hard core napper, and I think it really messed with my life.

I'm not sure how I can best sketch out my goals for this coming round. I'm really good at coming up with ideas for what to do. It's the follow through that I struggle with. Despite being a pretty thorough person, I definitely have a streak of 'oohh, shiny!' in me that derails many good intentions.

Sound like we have a similar few months coming up! I am moving to the US, getting married (on paper), getting married (big ceremony), applying for a green card, looking for a job when my employment authorization comes through...thank god i don't have a phD to work on though!

It is stressful, but I find it much easier to make big changes all in one go. Here's to the next few! :)

Hello, all! I've been stalking this subreddit waiting for the next round. I need to get healthy and need some kind of motivating factor, even if it is a bunch of strangers on the internet! I've recently had to start taking medicine for high blood pressure and I am determined to get off the medicine. My main problem is food - once I get into a gym routine, I actually enjoy it.

Stats

35, F

5' 8", about 270 (yeah, yikes)

Diet: yeah, none (time for a change!)

Exercise: walking/jogging (treadmill @ the gym)

Goals

Get better with meals. Cook dinner, take leftovers to work for lunch

Get on a consistent work out schedule

I was recently given a fitbit so I want to set it up and get started on my daily 10,000 steps goal

As mentioned above, my main problem is food. First, I hate to cook. I hate spending 30 minutes to an hour cooking. When I'm hungry, I want to eat right away. In addition, cooking for one is hard. In the past, I've had limited success with cooking dinner and bringing leftovers to work for lunch the next day. My job is sedentary, staring at a computer screen all day, so I often use my lunch hour to get out of the building. But...the only place to go is to get something to eat. I am going to try (once the weather warms up a bit) to take my lunch out to the park and eat or do some light walking. My only saving grace is that I LOVE fruits and vegetables and eat them a ton. I am not a vegetarian, but I don't eat a lot of meat. My cholesterol levels are low thanks to this.

Any tips from the community regarding cooking (especially for one) and what to do during my lunch hour to get out of the building (not necessarily exercise-related) are appreciated! I look forward to participating and love how supportive the community here is!

Cooking for one = my life! I find that cooking in bulk is really useful and a major time saver. I typically plan out my meals for the week and grocery shop and prep on a Sunday - sometimes I'll do a massive batch of a crockpot meal, keep a few portions in the fridge for the week and then freeze the rest in individual containers and save them for months on end and just finally use them when I'm in a time crunch. I also will cook up a big batch of chicken early in the week and throw it in a tupperware and just portion it out as the week goes along. For example, I bought 2 pounds yesterday, cut it into bite-sized pieces and cooked it… today for lunch for work, I heated up a bunch of frozen veggies (brussels sprouts, broccoli, carrots) while I was doing my makeup, put the container on the food scale and measured out a certain portion of chicken, and then added some peanut satay sauce and soy sauce, mixed it up, and threw it in my bag. 7 minutes total - 6min for the veggies in the microwave, plus 1 to add the chicken, sauce, and close the tupperware. And during the 6 I was doing my own thing :) For dinner, I might go home, throw a sweet potato or more veggies in the microwave, and add chicken and some other sauce or spices. Again, no more than 10 minutes. Doing the meat-cooking seems like the tough/time-consuming part, so if you get that all out of the way in advance, it's easy peasy. Frozen veggies are great for one - makes sure they don't go bad before you have a chance to eat them, and you can get them in bulk without wasting.

Thanks for the welcome. This is what I know I need to do (plan out meals/prep in advance/cook myself) I just absolutely hate cooking. I don't know what anyone finds enjoyable about it! But, I guess this one of those things that I just have to suck it up and do because...that's the way it is. Being an adult is hard ;)

I'm pretty excited for Round 13, because it will be my first full 90 days! (I joined pretty late in R12) - I can't wait to give this my ALL and do everything I can to achieve my goals. Please let me know if my formatting is obnoxious or anything haha. I'm just really excited.

Oh man, I just realized I have been way too running-minded lately… reading over your goals, all I could think was "why is she saving running a 10K for after she moves?" Then I noticed it was financial. Whoops.

I think you should keep those goals if they seem appropriate to you, and you can always readjust even before the sprint is over depending on how you feel!

I am paleo-ish and I'd be down for recipe-sharing, for sure! The easiest thing from not ordering takeout, at least in my opinion, is bulk cooking/cooking ahead of time - because who wants to spend money on food when you have stuff ready that's gonna go to waste?! Not me :D

I'm doing a mostly vegetarian Paleo diet! I do vegetarian for breakfast and lunch, and then have meat with dinner once or twice a week mostly because I like to cook something both my boyfriend and I will eat.

Whoo so happy for the start of a new round! Fell completely off the wagon last round due to a looong vacation, but I'm now ready to get back into it and stay focused :) This is my third time here, though I don't really count last round cause I only posted during the first sprint. I'm trying to lose the last stubborn 15lbs, which has proven to be super hard, but I just joined a gym last week and paid for some personal training sessions so hopefully this well help me reach my goals!

STATS

24 F

5'2", around 134 lbs

Diet: I try to eat low carb, getting my carbs mostly from fruit, veggies and sweet potatoes. I eat a lot of lean turkey, fish and chicken, and can't live without my morning protein smoothies.

Exercise: Lifting and some running, maybe some classes at the gym now that I have a membership!

OVERALL GOALS FOR ROUND 13

Lose at least 5-10 lbs

Try to drink about 120oz of water every day

Stay on track weekends and don't give in to junk!

Get the confidence to walk into the weight room at the gym without stressing about it

Finish Zombies 5K (app)

Sign up for a 5K in the summer

Maintain 4.0 GPA at school and stop procrastinating

SPRINT 1 GOALS

Lose 3-5 lbs (i figured if I break it up into smaller numbers it will work better for me)

Hopefully win DietBet game!! haha

Keep eating on track and don rover indulge

I'm excited for round 13 to start!! This is such a motivational sub and helps keep me accountable :)

Healthier - Healthier for me means more exercise, less junk food, and having a more positive look on the world. I am just beginning to turn things around (in terms of health) from being a complete couch potato. This will probably be my 3rd serious attempt at making a complete lifestyle change. Currently, I have begun running to slowly build up back to where I was a couple of years ago and starting to watch what I eat. Wake-up call was when I had a hard time hiking a short path which should have been a cake walk.

Cooking - Kind of goes hand in hand with number 1. Want to learn to cook better to be able to make healthier food, stop going out for food, and because I have always been interested in cooking.

Be able to make food for myself on a daily basis and stop going out for fast food

Sprint 1 Goals

Find a food plan that I can do and stick to

Get back up to running a continuously for 30 minutes (distance does not matter at this point)

Consistently be able to get up and exercise before going to work (since usually busy with other activities in the evening)

Do at least one proper pull-up (full arm extension to chin above bar)

All in all, what I hope to get out of this is some accountability and habit creation for myself. If anyone sees me going off the rails again, please help me out and give me a push in the right direction. Also, if this is too wrong or if I did something wrong, please let me know.

Hello everyone, seeing this post could not have come at a better time. This will be my first round. I've been lurking for a long, long time and I think this is definitely something that could give me the support I need to make (and stick to) some goals!!

Stats
*26, F
*5'2", ~145lbs
*Diet: Not great. I eat some junk food and A LOT of bread. Trying to get the hang of what I should be eating that will help with my goals (food, preparation of food, calorie tracking etc)
*Exercise: Been going on and off to the gym since November, looking to get into lifting so that's what I've been focusing on lately.

Overall Round 13 Goals

Lift heavy weights. I feel like a weak-limbed weakling lately and I'm fed up. I'm quite short and want to be able to feel proud of what my body can do

To change my diet and develop a better understanding of what is good for my body

To finish this semester in college

To be a non-smoker!!

To have the confidence in myself to wear a bikini (I've never worn a bikini, I've always been far too ashamed of my body to do so. I don't even wear tank tops with jeans - I think this is more of a psychological goal)

Sprint 1 Goals

Continue going to the gym at least 3 times per week. I'm in the process of building up some strength before I start Starting Strength (or something similar). Both myself, and my lovely trainer, are very excited.

Track every single day on MFP whilst incorporating healthier foods (more protein and veggies)

Drink alcohol no more than twice - St Patricks Day is coming up, I'm Irish and stereotypical. It also happens to fall the day after my anniversary with my boyfriend. Double celebrations! (I kid)

Begin a C25K or similar program. I started one briefly last summer and I enjoyed it, but gave up for some silly excuse or another.

Last but not least - stop smoking!!

I feel like now this is out there, I have to stick to it! And I'm excited, bring on Monday!!

I'm pretty excited for this round. Didn't manage all of my goals last round so this is a chance to do better, hurray! I'm also excited, looking at the dates, to see that this round ends in early June. Summer will be here before I know it.

Stats

31 F

5'6", 132 lbs or thereabouts

Diet: this is potentially the biggest change for me. I'm seriously thinking about going vegan, and hopefully breaking it down with the sprints will help me get there.

Exercise: running and biking.

Sprint 1 goals

Run first half marathon March 16. If it doesn't suck, sign up for another one.

Ride bike to work 2-3 times/week, weather permitting

Finish first part of math course (hopefully I should be able to knock that one out before the round even officially starts)

Vegan experimentation -- try a bunch of vegan recipes, experiment with vegan baking, find a vegan milk (almond? rice? hemp?) that I like and that works with tea/coffee

Woot woot! IT WON'T SUCK. Just kidding, it might. You'll be thinking "I'm never doing this again" during the race, and maybe even for the first hour or two after the race… then once any soreness subsides, you'll start looking for another one to sign up for :D I think it took me two days before I was online searching for more races.

I just started drinking almond milk, because the thought of regular milk makes me absolutely nauseous (I love dairy products, just not milk itself. Currently gagging a bit as I type this and am thinking about milk. This comment needs to end now). But yeah, I actually made hot cocoa this morning with vanilla almond milk, a little confectioner's sugar, and a little cocoa powder. Yum!

Hello all! I completely creeped on Round 12, and didn't take part, but I'd definitely like to this time! I'm graduating from college in May, and moving to Germany in August, so I'd like to develop a workout routine before that. I just started doing yoga in the fall, but I've been having a lot of trouble doing it regularly. So I'm not sure if this'll fit in here, but my goal is to do yoga every day and make it habit. I'd also just like to tone things up some, so I'd like to work in a bit of cardio and weights, too. Well, here goes... my stats.

STATS:

22, F

5' 9", 156 lbs

Diet: Mostly vegetarian, and working on getting it healthier. It's so easy to eat junk food when I'm just standing around at work.

Exercise: Occasional yoga, but mostly just walking to and from class.

Overall 90 Day Goals:

-Practice yoga for at least a half hour every day in order to make it a habit
-Develop a home practice so I don't have to pay exorbitant amounts for a studio class
-Do some strength training (about 3x a week)

Yay, welcome out of creeperdom! Any goal totally fits in here, it really doesn't matter what your goals are - this is just a common place where you can write them out and focus and have support from others as you work toward them! We'll see you around :D

This is my first (real) round and I'm excited to get started! I've been working at losing weight for around a month now and am down 4 pounds (I haven't been trying that hard...). Ultimate goal is to be at or below high school weight (150ish) and to wear a single-digit size dress to my graduation in December!

Hey, 4 pounds in a month is nothing to sneeze at. Congrats on your progress so far. Taking progress pics is a good idea. I think we used to do that on a semi-regular basis around here or at least encourage people to take pictures. Over time, they're great sources of data comparison, sometimes of embarrassment, but also of gladness to see how far you've come.

How exciting that you graduate in less than a year!!! Way to make some progress already - that's great :) It sounds like you have a solid idea of how you're going to continue working towards your goal… we'll see ya around!

I was here in two previous rounds but didn't complete either. In both cases I fell off about halfway through due to work getting crazy and leaving me no time and energy for fitness things. In hindsight, that has been a grave mistake and I am striving to give more priority to my health in the future.

About me: 33 years old, female, 4'11", living in the Netherlands. I lift weights 4 times a week, eat all the things (but mostly "clean"), track macros and spend far too much time flexing in the mirror. I'm currently doing a training program with a strength coach and preparing to do my first powerlifting competition in June.

Hey All. I'm new round here and just noticed that you have another round about to begin so thought I'd jump in. I've just got to the end of my american Football season as well so I'm looking to lose fat for summer! Last summer I got down to 90 kgs (200 lbs) with a paleo so would like to get back to there. My knee's injured at the moment which has been my excuse for too long, I'm gonna go get it checked out next week.

Stats

20 M

5'10", 105 kgs (230ish lbs)

Diet: Paleo, don't have a smartphone so need to work out my diet then bulk cook it

Exercise: Lifting 3x a week, need to get some cardio going

Overall Round 12 Goals

Lose 10 kgs/ 25 lbs (ambitious but I think it's doable)

Go weight lifting 3x a week

Get a job!

Fix my knee

Sprint 1 Goals

Track my food, get my diet and workout plans set up

Don't cheat on diet!

I think that's all I've got for now. Look forward to hearing about all your guys progress

So I kind of lost myself a bit with Round 12 - I checked in pretty much every day during Sprint 1, but didn't keep up with it as much since then. So this time around, I'm hoping to keep up with it on a daily basis. I would forego trips to the gym often this last round due to the incredibly cold weather. This time around, though, I'll hopefully stick with it on a daily basis.

Stats

29 / M

6'1", 198 lbs.

Diet: Everything almost, though I'm planning on steering clear of sugar and sweets this time around.

Exercise: Lifting, running, yoga, dodgeball

Overall Round 13 Goals

Lower body fat percentage from 22% to 14%

Lower weight to about 185 or 190 lbs.

Steer clear of too much alcohol

Try to keep pace with 8:30 mile

Stick to Complete Strength workout plan!

Wake up around 6:00am every morning to go to the gym before work

Sprint 1 Goals

Cook from home more often - 4x per week

Steer clear of red meat or steak - stick to poultry or fish to tone up

Welcome back! Not sure if you're a morning person or not, but I discovered that I was (am, I guess?!) one when I started waking up to hit the gym - maybe I became a morning person because of it, or maybe I was already one but just didn't know it, but once you get in the habit, it's great! Cross it off the list and go about your day without worrying about it.

Hey all! This will be my first round doing this. I jumped in during the middle once before (11 maybe?), but that lasted for something like a week before my world got kinda crazy and it fizzled out. So we'll just say that one doesn't count. I've been losing weight slowly (20ish lbs so far), but around the holidays I got off track and lost my momentum. A big part of this for me is getting my momentum back, regaining some of the habits I had, and forming some new good habits.

Hi everyone! I first started here in Round 11, but I only lasted about three weeks. Whoops. But I've already got a good start on this one: I was 205lbs in December and I'm already down to 189lbs! :) I'm super excited. Let's do this!!!

Stats

22 F

5'5'' and 189lbs

Diet: Diligently using MFP! I recently bought a food scale and I love it. I'm working on eating better, not-so-processed foods. I've almost entirely cut out fast food (I still eat Chick-Fil-A every once in a while) and I very infrequently drink soda. I'm trying to not make anything entirely off limits, but recondition myself to wanting to eat better things and not wanting the bad options anymore.

Exercise: I'm joining a gym! I actually tried to join two weeks ago, but I live in Georgia (USA) and we got hit with the snowpocalypse and everything shut down. I was literally parked outside the gym, ready to sign up, when I realized they were closed early. Woo. But yeah, joining a gym. I'm going to do mostly walking and running, but maybe a little strength training if I have a partner.

Overall Round 13 Goals

By the end of the whole 90 days, I would like to weigh 175lbs.

I need to get more motivated to complete my schoolwork before the morning it's due.

I want to have completed 20 new knitting projects.

I'd like an established gym routine.

Hike the small mountain (one mile up) near my house twice each month, and get better and less winded each time.

Have ten new, healthy recipes to add to my recipe collection.

Sprint 1 Goals

No fast food unless I'm with friends and that's my only option, and then make smart choices.

Great progress so far! I remember being in that weight range and about your same height, and I know what a victory it is seeing the numbers move on the scale in such a pleasing direction.

Knitting and craftwork sounds like a lot of fun in general. I visit some of the crafty subreddits from time to time, with my heart set on being able to contribute something to /r/crossstitch someday, but so far, I've just spent my scant free time this past month half-sewing a dog bed and then playing games on my phone. Doing something non-electronic for a hobby would be a nice change of pace, I imagine!

Thank you!! :) Some days it doesn't feel like much, but I know I'm making a change for the better!

We more got slammed with ice and inexperienced chaos. I was pretty fortunate that I wasn't one of the folks caught in their cars for hours and hours and hours. Today was 70 degrees, so I'd say we're recovering nicely. :P

I am a 40 year-old secondary school teacher from Melbourne, Australia. I am a regular runner and believe I eat very well. This is my first attempt at the 90 Days Goal challenge. My main focus for this round is to work on my upper-body strength.

Stats

40 / M / Melbourne, Australia

Body: 180cm (5'11"); 75kg (165 lbs)

Food: no particular diet, but I mostly eat healthily.

Exercise: Running (former cyclist)

Upper Body Goals

A lot of people here seem to be mostly focused on losing weight. This has never been an issue for me: I have always been skinny; my father was skinny, and so was my grandfather. But being skinny brings its own body image problems. I often feel like the skinny, weedy guy who gets sand kicked in his face in those old comicbook ads. My arms feel like matchsticks compared to other men's.

Not drinking in college (uh… and right after :/) is definitely tough, since it seems like that's such a big part of social life! I found that I was easily able to cut it on weekdays by pulling the "I have work to do" or "I need to get up early to hit the gym/study/get in extra homework time/blahblahblah" or "I'm broke and I know you are, too, wtf are we doing going out?" cards. Weekends were tougher!

I find that planning workouts in advance helps me keep consistent - if I know ahead of time what exactly I have to do, then I just go do it rather than sitting around wasting time wondering "okay what should I do at the gym today" and then slacking or feeling like I'm not making progress.

Also, I was never able to do a push-up until I was 22 and joined my first round here… now I'm throwing around 25-pushup sets like they're nothing (ha. just kidding. they're the opposite of nothing… I feel dead after, but in a good way!). So you will get there :D

Hello folks! This is fxpstclvrst, the vowelless wonder, a moderator who usually posts the Saturday threads. I am probably the laziest of moderators when it comes to replying, and you all deserve better cheerleading, and I will endeavor to do you justice this next round.

My past rounds: I joined in Round 5 after seeing an ad on another subreddit, stuck around to go through physical therapy for frozen shoulder, and kept going with the group as I lost over 40 pounds/18 kg. I transitioned from a walker and failed weightlifter to a moderate runner. I have a hole in my innards from my gallbladder surgery that rears its ugly head from time to time, putting a kink in my plans to exercise. I was put on a paleo-like diet by my doctor two years ago for weight loss. I have a lot of lower body injuries that have kept me away from sports I love for years, but I am thrilled to be a newbie runner and can't wait till I'm healed up enough and the weather is nice enough for me to put my shoes back on and hit the road. I am a very infrequent blogger.

I was in the first round of 90daysgoal and I liked it a lot. At the time I was in a bad relationship, in a worse job, and things were falling apart. I didn't live up to my goals as much as I wanted to and soon fell into a deep depression.

I ended 2013 with a bad quarter, losing a lot of things, and sinking further into depression. I spent the end of 2013 and first month of 2014 just working on my anxiety and depression and working out a life plan that would lead me to where I wanted to go.

Now I'm living in Florida, following a ketogenic diet, lifting heavy things again, playing a lot of disc golf, and starting my new job on Day 1 of round 13!

Best of luck to you. It sounds like this could be lucky round 13 for you. I'm hoping so! You've made progress since your max weight, I'm sure, and it sounds like you've been doing a lot of work on yourself in managing sources of anxiety, stress, and depression. It's an ongoing struggle, and don't be afraid to reach for assistance if you need it, make bad jokes about things if it helps, and commiserate, as you never know who could be in the same boat as you, right? Keep on keeping on, man.

This is my first 90daysgoal and I’m super excited to participate! I’ve been debating about the BTFC but this seems more my style. Mostly because I don't have to post pictures of myself on the interwebs.

It’s very winter where I am and we have at least a month left. The cold and snow are getting tiresome and it still gets dark fairly early. So, when I’m done with work I just want to curl up on my couch under a warm quilt. This happens more often than not on the nights I don't work at my part time job. I also have a full time job. So much job.

I enjoy outdoor activities but not many of them are snow-compatible. Last month I joined a gym so I could do more cardio than xc/nordic skiing. Of course, a week after I joined, I slipped in the driveway and sprained my ankle. This is merely the latest in a long line of foot injuries…sometimes I think the universe is trying to tell me NOT to engage in physical activity.

I've also witnessed some pretty dramatic weight loss transformations in my family. My mom now wears skinny jeans. I'm jealous. And I find myself being one of the "bigger" one at gatherings. I doubt anyone loves me any less but I dislike the feeling.

I’m hoping the daily threads will keep me motivated and the sprints will make the big goals seem a little less daunting. Sometimes when it’s too big, it seems easier to just not start at all. Logically I know this pessimistic attitude is just the depression talking but sometimes I find that voice impossible to ignore. Maybe you guys can be louder? Or help me be louder?

TL;DR…The weather, the universe, my body and my schedule have joined together in an elaborate plot to prevent me from reaching my goals. I’m joining this round in an effort to combat these forces of evil.

Stats:

32/F

5’2”; 185 lbs

Food: No specific diet; I eat fairly healthy foods but tend to eat too much because my parents were advocates of the clean plate club I love food.

Exercise: bike, yoga, indoor climb, xc ski, kbells, run (~11:30min/mile; usually 5k) I think I have a pretty good variety going; I need to follow Nike's advice and just do it.

Overall Round Goals:

Target weight of 165 (20lb loss)

Develop a regular exercise habit.

8k race at or below 11min/mile on April 26.

Consistently track budget and spending using You Need A Budget (YNAB).

This is my first 90daysgoal round and I’m excited to have the support and encouragement of the Reddit community! I’ve been overweight most my life. Last September I decided I not only wanted to lose weight, but I wanted to be an all-around more healthy and fit person. I started logging with MFP and got into running. When I started, just jogging five minutes straight winded me. Now, I routinely run for 40 minutes straight (and increasing!) and I’m doing my first 5K in May. I’ve lost 20 pounds; more importantly, I feel healthier and more confident than I ever have in my life. I just started lifting light weight (for the first time in my life), so I’m excited to see how my body starts changing from that. I’d like to use this group to break this plateau I’ve been having and lose these last 10-ish pounds. I’m a big believer in celebrating non-scale victories, so please post your success stories!

*Be patient! Don’t get discouraged if the weight doesn’t come off immediately. Reward myself for the small victories.

*Get down to 130 lbs, while preserving (and gaining!) muscle mass

*Finish my first 5K! I’d like to get 30min time or under, by my main goal is just to run the whole time

*Eat more raw fruits and vegetables. Green food every day!

*Log my food honestly and daily, even if I didn’t eat well that day

*Budget food!

Sprint 1 Goals

*Run a total of 15-20 miles a week

*Lifting at least 2X week

*Lose 6lbs

*Replace beer and bagels with more protein

*Log for 90 days straight with MFP

Like many others here, food is my main problem. I feel that I get a fair amount of exercise, but eating nutritionally-poor, but calorie-rich food is what has stalled my weight loss. Since I’m starting to do more lifting and toning, I need to start fulfilling more of my calories with protein sources. Almond butter and hemp powder, here I come!

This is my first 90daysgoal. I don't think I've even been a reddit member for 90 days! I'm really hoping this will motivate me/keep me on track.

Stats:

37 F

5' 3" and about 201, down from 207 in late January

Diet: 1,200-1,500cal a day, nothing is really off limits, though I try to eat fresh fruits and veggies, lean protien, and foods that have a low calorie density

Exercise: water aerobics, walking the track at the YMCA

Overall round 13 goals

Lose 15lbs (My total overall goal is to get to 120ish, at the rate of 5lbs a month)

Stick to my diet, become more accurate wtih calorie counting by using a food scale in addition to measuring cups and spoons

Become more consistent with my exercise--make it to at least 3 of 4 water aerobics classes a week. Use the exercise bikes as well as the track. Learn how to use the other exercise equipment.

First Sprint Goals

Lose 5lbs

Track my calories daily on Lose It

Attend at least 3 of 4 water aerobics classes a week. Walk the track or use the exercise bikes 1-2 times a week. Schedule an appointment with the trainer to learn how to use the other machines/weights etc.

I've been participating in a month long Lose It challenge to track calories daily, and haven't missed a day with that, so I"m hoping this will help me continue to track once that challenge is over. I'm also hoping this will get me back into the exercise habit. I had foot surgery in October and was just cleared to exercise in early January, and am not fully in the swing of things yet. After this, I should be back in the habit of regular exercise.

Cool cool, welcome! Sorry to hear you had a rough time at the doctor, but it seems like you have a good attitude about it and are ready to get started on getting healthy!

When I first started here, one of my goals was to be able to do one push-up… after a year and a half of really working hard, I can do 25 in one set… and then eventually do more! We all start somewhere, but there's nothing you can't do eventually :D Let us know if you have any questions!

Hello! This is my first round, and I'm crazy excited because I had just realized there were challenges like this floating around Reddit a few days ago but couldn't find one that wasn't already in mid-swing! I quit smoking with the help of a subreddit more than a year ago, but have since found that I need to quit eating so much crap, too. ;)

STATS

23 F

5'3 ~165lb.

Diet: I'm just starting out changing to a healthier diet so I haven't stuck to any specific "kind" like paleo or Atkins yet. Instead, I am just focusing on choosing healthy over unhealthy. So, veggies and chicken sums it up pretty well..!

Exercise: Starting today, I will be doing strength and weight exercises 3x a week and cardio at least 2x a week.

Overall Round 13 Goals

Become more knowledgeable about healthy foods and the nutrients that you get from them.

Pull myself away from the Internet more, and spend more time focusing on myself and my husband instead.

Regain some of my confidence.

Find my muscles!!

Sprint 1 Goals

Cut out pop (tell yourself you're just going to see what it feels like for a month...;).

Eat fruit instead of sweets when I get a sugar craving.

Finish three books.

Home cook meals at least through the week days.

Learn proper lifting techniques.

Weight loss goal for this sprint: 10 lb. Will not argue if 10 lb. turns into muscle. :)

Hey y'all! I'm brand new here and very excited to join in for this round! I'm currently taking a semester off school due to ankle surgery to repair a torn ligament, and my cast comes off on the 21st, just in time to get going on my goals! I'm ready to stop blaming my ankle for my lack of working out and to get back to my number one love...dancing. Overall, I want to get from a size 10/12 to a size 6. I'm ready to establish a balanced and healthy lifestyle and to keep it that way!

I can't believe I found someone with so many similarities to me, that makes this so much more motivating. Though our height/weights are different, the details are the same! I'm 20, taking time off from school as well, have a bum ankle from dance, and want to start doing it again. I'm so excited to see your progress:)

I know this probably won't help (I've had anxiety problems in the past), but please don't be terrified! This community, in my experience, has been an incredible source of support, motivation, accountability, and encouragement, through my biggest victories and my most massive failures. It's really great to have a group of others who are working towards similar goals and trying to improve their lives to talk to, and because of the sensitive nature of a lot of our goals (weight loss, eating, exercise), it sometimes makes it easier to have internet strangers to talk with everything about rather than talking with real life friends and family.

Hopefully we can be whatever support system you need as you develop healthier eating and exercise habit - if you have any questions or anything, don't hesitate to ask!!

Hello!! This is going to be my first time, and (hopefully) it will be everything I need to change my life. I've dealt with my weight my whole life and I figured turning 20 was the perfect time to change!! I have danced all of my life but still didn't have the total motivation needed to be the best I could. I moved home from college to get my life back on track so this is the start.

Stats

20, F

4'11", 145 lbs~ (about the highest I've ever been)

Diet: I tend to be a decent eater, having already come a long way since high school. I am definitely addicted to sugar and salt, especially ketchup and desserts.

Exercise: jogging or going to the gym are my fallbacks but I don't typically enjoy them.

Overall Round 13 Goals

Eat as healthy as possible. Cut out all dairy and gluten (damn allergies) and include at least one fruit and veggie with each meal.

Continue to track EVERYTHING on MFP, no matter what.

Stretch, yoga, do something every day that will increase my flexibility. At 90 days, be able to do all three splits (right, left, and middle), kick above my head, and touch my toes.

Be able to wear a crop top in public and be proud.

Lose 50 lbs (my total goal)

Establish a healthy sleep cycle

Find exercises I actually enjoy

Love my face when I look in the mirror

Sprint 1 Goals

Work out five days a week

Go to bed by 10 every week day (that I don't work) and 11 weekends

Eat nothing with added sugar (cookies, candy, chips)

Journal everyday, work on my blog, hopefully publish one by the end of 30 days

I think that's all of my goals right now. I'm extremely excited to start round 13! I know that putting these goals out into the world will hold me responsible for them and I will begin to live the life I have been dreaming about.
(edit- I can't format to save my life!)

I totally understand the hardship of cutting ketchup! I found that making something a bit healthier to dip my food into a BIG help. I've made this ketchup recipe several times and it serves as a great alternative.

Ketchup (Newstart Lifestyle Cookbook)

1 Cup tomato sauce

1/4 cup tomato paste

2 TB fresh lemon juice

1 TB honey or 2 TB date butter

1/2 ts sweet basil

1/2 ts garlic powder

1/2 ts salt or salt substitute

Stir all ingredients together. Keep refrigerated in an airtight container.

This is my first time here, and I'm pretty excited to get to know everyone and work towards our goals together. I used to be a dancer and quite in shape, but after I quit and started college I totally let myself go out of sheer laziness/lack of motivation. I'm incredibly out of shape compared to where I used to be (winded from any physical activity, stomach pains, out of control eating, etc), and I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired with my bad habits. I'm about to move out of the country for a new job right as this round ends, and I'd like to start my career healthy and positive.

Stats
* 21 | F | USA
* 5'8", 146 lbs
* Diet: I yo-yo here. I'll eat incredibly well for a few days, and the next day I'll help myself to a burger and half a carton of ice cream.
* Exercise: I have a gym membership, but I hardly go. If I do, it'll usually be some cardio and light weight lifting.

Overall Round 13 Goals
* Find balance in my diet - Start consistently counting my calories & cooking well-balanced meals
* Finish C25K - I've always been a terrible runner, and I'd like to change that. Hopefully following C25K will also give me a plan to stick to.
* Sleep earlier and increase productivity - These two go hand in hand for me. I always procrastinate and go to bed around 3AM. By the time I wake up the next day, half the day has gone by and the cycle starts over again. Whenever this happens, I don't get anything done in the day.
* I'd like to lose 10 lbs

Sprint 1 Goals
* Develop a meal plan and stick to it!
* Write in food journal every day
* Sleep before 1AM (I know it sounds late, but I'd rather start small than aim too high)
* Start C25K
* As for a personal goal, I'd like to try and explore a new area of my city once a week. You don't realize how much you have left to do until you're about to move!

My goals are pretty broad for now, but I'm certain that they'll get more specific as this progresses and I figure out more about myself. I'm also open to having a motivational pen pal if anybody wants to pair up! It would be nice to just encourage each other and really have that personal accountability.

Good luck everyone! I can't wait to see the places we'll go!

Edit // Ugh, formatting. I tried to fix it, but this is my first time posting on reddit and I'm not sure how to make the bullets work. Sorry for the eyesore!

Welcome! Please don't be scared, I swear we aren't THAT scary :D This community is seriously awesome - since I've been here, it's been a great source of support, encouragement, motivation, accountability, and an extra push when I need to be shoved back in the right direction!

Creating a weekly meal plan and cooking in advance is a great idea - it makes it so much easier to stick with healthy eating when you don't have to spend much time cooking throughout the week and end up being tempted to get lazy and order out… not to mention it's a big money saver! Slowcookers are AWESOME. You can find a ton of recipes by a quick google search, and that subreddit is great, too.

I'm not sure what a realistic weight loss goal would be - maybe you can just try sticking to the diet first and see how it goes? Or talk to a doctor? Usually the recommended "safe" amount of weight to lose per week is 1-2 lbs, but that varies from person to person depending on what there is to lose, and it will also vary depending on the diet, most likely.

I stumbled upon this challenge while lurking on r/loseit and decided to sign up to reddit for this.

I'm F/ 18 / 160,5 cm (5'3)/ SW ~59 kg (130lbs).

My goal is to be hot and tiny. I don't really care whether that means me weighing around 50kg (100-110 lbs) or weighing more but being full of muscle. But I don't have access to a body fat measuring thingie, so for now my goal weight is 50 kgs.

I started working out in December and became more consistent with it in January. Now I'm doing Stronglifts 5x5 and C25K.

Fitness goals:

Complete C25K

Train for and run/jog our faculties 10k race without stopping or walking in May

Squat my bodyweight with good form and going all the way down
-Stick to eating 1200-1400 calories

Get more flexible

Life goals:

short term: not fail my uni classes (exams are next week and I've been too busy/ procrastinating to study)
-during the challenge: raise my GPA

I'm really looking forward to this. I hope to be able to help motivate others, get a kick in the ass when I needed and maybe even make friends with similar minded people.

Well, this should be good!
Hey guys, only just discovered this subreddit & I've decided it's time to sort myself out & lose my weight.
I was a very skinny child & teen, always underweight & that affected my life issues, including passing out a lot with my underweight & low blood pressure combo, not fun atall.
Since I hit about 19ish, I've struggled to keep track of my weight. I had a bad relationship & bad break up which resulted in plenty of beer, pies, comfort eating & unfortunately that is a trend I've not shook, and I'm nearly 22 & can't look myself in a mirror. A lot of people have said they'd die for my shape, but no one sees me without clothing & cannot see where I've gone wrong, so this is where I need to change, considering I'm going on holiday & possibly moving from Manchester, Eng to Miami, Fl!
Sorry if this format is wrong, not too sure!
STATS:
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Weight: 195lbs
Height: 5'11"
Diet: Pretty poor, anything & everything.
Exercise: Football (soccer) twice a week, I have time for more just finding motivation!
GOALS:
Want to lose between 1-3lbs a week,
Really poor on meal planning & dieting so I need help with that, I like the idea of bulk cooking & paella dieting it seems like something I could follow.
Get my ass off my bed & out running or back in the gym!
SPRINT 1 GOALS:
Learn how to meal plan (can't eat rabbit food so I need to find tasty & filling dishes that are good)
Don't cheat on diet! No chocolate!!
Get myself out more (slight ankle injury at the moment so it's a struggle doing my favourite cardio exercises)

Welcome back!! Making a change that is sustainable is definitely the key thing - sure, you can do something crazy and drastic, but it's so important to find some form of diet and exercise routine that you actually enjoy to make it stick. See you around!

Yay! Another 4'11 gal:) We can be flexibility buddies because I definitely need to work on mine (my goal is to be even close to where you are now) I wish I would have started at 18 like you are, that's so exciting!

Hey, I'm crazyPOW and I've tried several times, had lots of false starts here at 90 days goal. I am ready this time. I turn 26 at the end of October and while I know it's not "old," there's something about being on the "other side" of my twenties that makes me feel like I need to do this now. I want to lose weight to increase my confidence, and become overall much more healthy. I'm doing this as much for my mental health as my physical health. I've learned that when I take care of myself and TREAT MAH SELF, I'm less likely to slip into depression, and I need to get and stay strong and healthy for my kids and husband. I want to be strong for my family.

Stats

25 (female)

5'1'' and 221.6

Diet: starting Keto + IF

Exercise: As the weather gets warmer, walking and doing some general exercise like pushups, situps, lunges, squats, etc...

Overall Round 13 Goals

Get down to 180 lbs,

Complete the full 90 days

Get everything lined up to go back to college

Quit procrastinating and keep house in order

Increase strength

Sprint 1 Goals

Update MFP and fitocracy daily

Under 210 lbs

No diet "cheats"

Be active everyday

Keep in contact with school and set up payment plan so that I can register for summer classes.

I've never done this before, but I have been looking for a community to keep me accountable, so hopefully this will help! I have been working on getting healthier for a few years now... it started with mental health, and now I'm working with physical health! I watched my best friend lose over 100 pounds in a year and struggle mentally with it the entire way. It was painful and I knew then that I needed to be in a proper state of mind before trying to tackle my weight loss. I worked on it for a while, and am still working on it but I've decided to make the leap! I started running at the end of December, and have been running 3-4 times a week since then. I started C25k and am on Week 4 right now. I've already inspired a lot of my friends to start getting healthy, but they've all fizzled and I'm still on fire, so I'm looking for more support!

Stats

21, F

5'11", not sure of my weight. I stopped weighing myself, but the last time I did, I was 240 (I've lost weight since then, I'm sure, but I just don't know how much)

Diet: I use MFP to count calories, and try to get as much fruits, veggies, raw nuts, and chicken/fish in my diet as possible. I usually end up having fast food once every two weeks or so

Exercise: I LOVE RUNNING. It's an addiction, I swear.

Overal Round 13 Goals

Finish C25k and run my first 5k. I also want to drop fast food from my diet and drink only water and tea. (I drink entirely too much coffee and soda)

Inspire as many people as possible to get back on their healthy habits

Continue to introduce healthy habits into my life and make that final switch to becoming the healthiest version of myself

Sprint 1 Goals

Finish week 5 of C25k

Sign up for first 5k

Cut out coffee completely from my diet

Go to the gym to do lifting with my coworker 3X a week for two weeks straight (something I'm struggling with. I run outside where I can't feel eyes on me... I hate going to the gym)

Basically, I'm in this to be healthy, not to lose weight. But I want weight loss to be a part of my journey... if that makes sense at all. The biggest struggle I think I will face is my diet, considering I live with two other people and we have dinner together every day, and I only cook once a week.

Also -- shout out to anyone here doing c25k or starting to run -- feel free to pm me if you need a running buddy or have any questions!! :)

Yay, I am SO excited to be starting up another round! I started with Round 12, and while I was a little all over the place, overall it's been super helpful for me. I'm sort of getting a jump on Round 13 right now, because I fell off the wagon this weekend and really need to kickstart another round of healthiness :)

This round: I'm mostly a maintainer, since I'm in a healthy BMI and relatively fit, but I would like to get rid of my last bit of pudge, and also start being able to run! I've never been especially athletic, so even though I'd say I enjoy exercise overall (either dancing, or the elliptical), it would be pretty sweet to be able to run for more than a few minutes. I'm planning to start jogging in sprint 2, when (hopefully) it will be less painfully cold outside, and do a 5k some time this summer.

Stats:

23F

5'8

~148 lbs (I don't own a scale, so I actually have no idea what I weigh, and measure "lbs lost" by calories. Or I just don't really focus on weight).

Diet: Sort of paleo, although I'm also vegan right now (was pescetarian until January) and rely a lot on legumes for protein. So I guess it's more of a low-carb, fruits/veggies/beans diet. I'm happy with it!

Exercise: Elliptical about 1-2 days a week, and I've been trying to dance at least 3 days a week in some form. It used to be more like 4-5 days/week for the gym, but my schedule lately has made it difficult. Hopefully I'll go back to 2-3 days when things are less crazy.

Overall Goals: I want to lose a bit of weight, but especially focus on changing my habits this round. I made some progress with this last round, but I've realized just how ingrained my crappy habits are!! So my main goals:

Lose 1 lb per month

Run a 5k this summer (find one in June or July, preferably)

Completely stop night snacking. This will absolutely be the hardest goal for me, and I'm a bit daunted, but the longer I struggle with this the more it bothers me, and I just want to kick this habit forever! So I'm officially holding myself accountable on this one.

Be in control of sugar habit, especially on the weekends. When I say I was all over the place in the last round this is mostly what I'm referring to, and it's been that way my whole life. I want to find a way to not be extreme about it, but just enjoy desserts in a small amount, and not have it constantly ruin my diets.

Hi! Well, this is going to be my first round, and I've found that challenges (similar to this) help me in a lot of areas in my life. One of my yearly project/goals was to exercise 100 days in a row, and I think this will be a great way to make sure that happens.

I'm a stay-at-home mom to three (8 and under), which is equally helpful and unhelpful to my goals. It seems like there would be time for my to do everything, but with an almost two-year-old hovering around my ankles constantly, it becomes easy to let things slide.

Stats

28 F

5' 3.5", ~199lbs

Diet: Nothing specific. I have go-to recipes, and I start my day off the same way (matcha tea, protein powder, soymilk and ice blended together), but that's my only consistent thing. I avoid processed foods, love fruits and vegetables, but cheese is my downfall. I eat way too much.

Exercise: Spotty currently. I go on binges, the fall off the wagon. I mostly use an elliptical, but I have a few low weight dumbbells, a 15lb kettlebell, and a treadmill at my disposal.

Overall Round 13 Goals

Lose weight - I'm going to be aiming for 2lbs/week, which is aggressive, but necessary.

Get strong. I hate how weak I feel. I'll mostly be doing body-weight exercises for this.

Revamp diet. I was vegan for 2 years, vegetarian for 9, before going omni about 4 years ago. I'd love to get back to being vegetarian by the end of this round.

Sit less. I'm on my computer way too much, which means I'm sedentary way too much. I want to be up and moving more (which I believe will translate to calories burned/weight loss, as well as a cleaner house and me being a better parent) I want to cut my computer time down to about a quarter of what it is now (I need to track it so I can figure out what that actual number is going to be).

Exercise - Like I said, I go on binges then quit. Usually it's because of illness. I get sick a lot, especially during winter. I'm hoping to fight through this bad habit, so I can replace it with a far better, more active habit. I plan to use my elliptical, gradually increasing speed and resistance, for the length of a podcast (or two, if short), as well as doing various 30 day fitness challenges and doing yoga twice a week.

Sprint 1 goals

Exercise through Welcome to Night Vale (started yesterday)

Wake up at 6:30 each morning to exercise before kids wake at ~7 (which is usually when I get up, unless my husband is up, then I get up at 7:15 on week days)

No alcohol. I'm not a heavy drinker, and I'll consider adding it back in later, but at the beginning, no alcohol.

At the end of the first sprint and recovery, hopefully the weather where I live will be closer to something reasonable for going outside. One major goal at that point will be to start a vegetable and herb garden, and to get outside as much as possible. I'd love to add in hiking with my kids for the third sprint, into round 14, and if my knees ever get to the point where I can run without audible crunching and sharp pain, I'd really like to start running.

So, I think that's a pretty long chunk of text all about me. Sorry for the length. I'm stoked to begin, though. It's exciting to think of what might be (will be) at the end of 90 days. I'm off to mark down my goals on my calendar, and to buy the things I need to make sure I meet my goals (like an alarm clock that actually works!)

I think my overall goal will be to get more consistent with running and with tracking calories on MFP. I was doing well with both & then moved & ahh, hard to get back into the routine. I may also want to add another day/type of exercise to my week. I'm just not sure yet what it will be, maybe some yoga.

I'm almost finished with C25k and have a goal to run a half-marathon 12 mos from now. I was running 2-3x a week with C25k at first.However, I'm struggling to find a new place to run & have only been doing about 1-2x per week.

Diet: Be consistent with calories and macros, keep up not eating fast food. Drink only water, black coffee (my preference anyway), and unsweetened teas other than on those days when I feel like having some beer... Not here to deprive myself of fun, just to get healthier about it.

Exercise: Run 10k in May in under an hour, lift heavy things twice per week, run 5 times per week, and get up to 10 miles on Saturday long runs.

Hello all! I'm new to this, first round for me! I decided to make a change in my life about three weeks ago, and I'm excited to have some more structure and support. I'm a full-time student in a graduate professional program, and have had problems in the past balancing school/work obligations with maintaining healthy habits.

Stats

24, F

5'6", 196.4 as of this morning. (SW on Jan 15 was 213)

Diet: Fairly healthy eater. I love vegetables and have been trying to increase the amount of protein in my diet. I've never eaten fast food and hate sodas, so my recent changes have mostly included cutting down on sugar and carbohydrates, and limiting calories to 1300 a day. Seems to be working so far!

Exercise: fairly non-existent, at the moment. I walk about a mile back and forth between campus and home, but nothing much besides that yet. I started and finished C25K about 2 years ago, but didn't keep it up.

Overall Round 13 Goals

Maintain my eating habits. I really really don't want to backtrack and start eating like a pig again, so I would be extremely happy if I managed to maintain my current habits.

Start exercising routinely again. I would like to increase my stamina and do some strength training.

Work towards my goal weight of 150 lbs. I don't really mind when it happens or how quickly I lose, just as long as I keep slowly trucking towards progress.

Sprint 1 Goals

Start C25K again! Or even just walking on a treadmill consistently several times a week. I think a major problem is scheduling - I have a tendency to work late on campus and get absolutely starving, so when I go home I eat dinner and can't exercise until a couple of hours later. Then I'm tired and end up going to bed. Hopefully I can work on exercising before eating dinner!

Get a better sleep schedule. I have a bad habit of going to bed later than I should, which makes it difficult to wake up.

Manage stress better. It's been a tough couple of months for me - one of parents got seriously ill, a cousin of mine died, and one of my aunts that I'm very close to has been diagnosed with cancer. My grad program also has ridiculous grading schemes, which result in an extremely stressful last month. I hope to do better this year and manage my stress in positive ways, like diet and exercise.

Be less cynical and more positive. Sometimes I'm way too negative, without often realizing it. I want to see the good in things!

Keep my apartment tidy. I just had a marathon cleaning session this weekend and everything is spotless. I want to keep it that way.

Hopefully this isn't too lengthy - I didn't realize that I have so many things I want to work on! I would appreciate any advice and recommendations you have, especially if anyone has advice for easing into an exercise routine. I'm worried that exercising will make me much more hungry, which will threaten my calorie-counting efforts and make me gorge myself on chocolate again. Thanks!!

This is my first Round – just found this thread!
I will turn 42 on Feb 24, the first day of the Round! It’s kismet! I’m a mother of 2 and married 20+ years, and trying to regain control of my fitness and drop this extra weight I’ve collected!

Hi there! This is going to be my first time at this too. I am really looking forward to it. I am a 37-year-old female from Portland, Oregon. I am married and have a 15 month old daughter. I've been overweight my whole life but am determined to get down to a healthy weight range for my body and get fit, as much for my own health as to be a good example to my little girl!

Stats
-37, f
-5'6", 211 lbs.
-Diet: I've been eating too much junk food, and just too much food in general for way too long.
-Exercise: Nothing since the baby was born 15 months ago.

Overall Round 13 Goals
-Lose 30 pounds
-Start and finish the Couch to 5K running program
-Read at least one book every two weeks for pleasure

Sprint 1 Goals
-Lose 10 pounds
-Eliminate sugar and processed foods
-Eat lots of fruits and veggies every day, and lean meats and whole grains
-Wake up early three days a week and start the Couch to 5K running program
-Read two books for fun

Welcome! That's awesome that you are so motivated to do this for yourself AND to set a great example for the kiddo :D

Reading for pleasure is such a great goal - I started doing that the other sprint, and you'd be surprised how much it turns out to help… oddly, I feel like I can focus more on other things now when I take a little time to focus on reading something enjoyable! Any books on the list?! I'm looking to add to mine :)

Just found out about this sub, and I really like the idea. I'm a game developer by trade which requires consistent self-training to stay relevant, and I haven't done the best job of keeping up with that in recent years. Also I'm an amateur powerlifter. I'm very interested in improving my performance there and fitness in general.

Thanks so much to everyone in this community. I'm looking forward to getting and spreading support and positive energy around here!

Stats

31, M

5'11", ~260lbs

Diet: at least 245g of protein, 100g of fat, and total kcals ~2700 (subject to change based on progress)

Spotted you guys in /r/running. This is my first round some of these goals are ones I've had for a while, but some are also new.

About me:

My name is Jennifer.

I'm 23.

5' 4"

263 lbs.

My diet isn't awful, but could be better.

My goals:

Continue running 3 times a week including long runs on Sat or Sun.

Continue to cross train in weights and yoga on non-running days.

Eating healthier, more fruits and veggies, less fats, and portion control

Logging my eating and exercise habits on Lose it!

Lose weight. (no particular goal weight as of right now) I don't want to lose too much as i'm getting married in July, and already have my dress. But my goodness that would be an awesome reason to have to find a new dress. lol!

Woo! There seem to be a lot of new people and not just me! I'm a 3rd year grad student and, while I actually lost weight during undergrad, I've not been so fortunate in grad school. I was about 160lbs after undergrad, and used my time off before starting grad school to cut down to 135. Unfortunately, I was not very smart about how I did it. It was a really dirty cut and I just ended up skinny-fat. Once I started grad school, I gained right back up to 155. I'm honestly less concerned with my actual weight though, and more concerned with my sugar addiction (I use the word addiction because it's compulsive, and quitting induces a type of withdrawal), and its effect on my health. I started a personal challenge to try and break that habit yesterday, and then I found this sub today, so I thought I'd just incorporate the two.

Stats:

25F

5'6" 155lbs

Diet: Vegetarian, which I tend to use as an excuse to eat more carbs than I should. I also have a sugar habit I'm trying to break.

Exercise: My feet are my primary form of transportation. I walk AT LEAST 3-5 miles every day. I've been really bad about other exercise lately though. I'm about to start C25K to get back into running, and I'll probably add a lifting routine down the line.

Overall round 13 goals:

Break the sugar habit. This means I stop consuming sweet foods on a daily basis, and when I do consume sweet foods (only on special occasions like birthdays) I do so in moderation. One then done.

Get back into running. Enough that I can run 4-5 miles again without issue. Other cardio such as swimming and biking would also be good. (I had part of my lung removed in 2010 due to illness, so maintaining cardiovascular health is hard for me but is SOOOOOOO important. The fact that I've been neglecting it would make my pulmonologist scream at me.)

Have a lifting routine in place. 3 days a week, at least the major lifts (Squat, bench press, overhead press, rows, deadlift). This should, paired with a high enough protein intake, should help me maintain muscle while, likely, losing weight.

Finish my currently scheduled experiments, and plan my paper-writing adventure. I'm at a point where I'm almost done with a huge, hard, tiring batch of experiments. Once these are done, I need to write up a paper, but I can do that anywhere, I don't have to be in lab. Right now, I'm thinking a road trip up the west coast might be fun. I want to write this paper somewhere green, where I can see the ocean.

Sprint 1 Goals:

No non-native sugar. period. I started this goal yesterday, and I'm starting to feel withdrawal symptoms as of about 30 minutes ago. I'm treating the headaches, exhaustion, and overall shittiness with lots of water, ibuprofen, and a daily banana (thank god for native sugar). I expect I'll be through the worst of it by the time the sprint starts on Monday. The key then will be to maintain my anti-non-native sugar stance.

Train for my 5K on April 5th. I want to be able to jog the whole thing. I start C25K (week 3) today, so I'm not worried.

Finish my really time-consuming experiments

Finish the quilt I've been working on and make progress on the afghan I started but am currently neglecting

Hi!
I've been "trying to lose weight" for several years. I lost 45# in 2010 by following the keto diet and C25k for a summer. Since then I've gotten much stronger (Stronglifts) and faster (running), but stayed about the same weight. I'd love to shed the last 20-30 in time for summer (cliche but ... but... bikinis).

My main struggle is that I'm in a stressful time in my life--I just got married in June, we moved from Buffalo to Boston somewhat spontaneously, and I've yet to find a full time job (which is putting stress on the marriage). Right now I'm a marketing contractor but having trouble getting enough hours, so I'm actively looking for full time work. The whole process tends to demoralize me and make me question my worth as a grown up.

I know that keto works well for me, if I can stick to it. I feel great on it, the little leftover acne I get occasionally disappears, and I'm never hungry. However, because we're still in the "bonding" stage with all of our new friends in Beantown, it seems like it's a bigger deal to turn down plans. I have a very hard time turning down drinking, snacks, and sweets, but I know I need to learn how to if I'm ever going to have the body I really want. I also love lifting heavy and running for a long time, which is very difficult for the first few weeks of keto. Without working out I tend to get fairly stressed, so I haven't been able to break through that first stage where working out isn't satisfying, even though I know it improves in the future! Grr stupid self control...

The Hard Facts & TL;DR

Female, 25 years old, 5'3", 160lbs, 30% BF

Diet: keto

Exercise: lifting at least 2x weekly, cardio at least 2x weekly

Hangups: budding social life and pressures to drink and eat in excess

Overall Goals

Lose the 20lbs that have been hanging on for the past 3 years.

Learn self control

Reduce or eliminate fear that new friends won't like me if I don't eat and drink what they eat and drink.

Hi there! Sounds like you know exactly what works well for you, so that's great!! The social thing is sooo tough when you move to a new town, I definitely went through the same thing you seem to be going through right now. Maybe in the future you can make a joke out of it? Like, get water/soda at the bar instead and if someone makes a comment you can just say that it's been impacting your early morning workouts so you're going to try to cut back for a while? Soon you'll hopefully feel more comfortable turnoff things down once you move through that initial bonding stage.

Ugh it sucks! I know it's irrational--I hardly even notice whether they eat or drink when I'm in charge of providing food and/or beverages--but I can't help but feel like if I don't eat a healthy portion of everything brought to every potluck dinner then whoever's food I didn't try will hate me >.>;

Hi there,
I just wanted to say I feel the exact same way about the social aspect! My SO and I live in London and we don't know many people over here (and everyone we do seem to befriend leaves after a year or so!) I feel like the only social activities we get invited to involve drinking and a meal and it's never healthy! I always say yes because I need to "make friends" because I believe it's also unhealthy not to do anything. It's about finding a balance, I'm still working on it! Don't let it ruin all your hard work :)

As you can see from my flair, I did take part in Round 5. Well, part of it, anyway. In mid 2011 I decided to take control of my weight problem and lose weight. I was doing really well, lost ~25lb and several inches on my waist. Through my weight loss I was unemployed. I'd have tons of time to walk everywhere and prepare healthy meals. Then I got a job. This completely changed my daily routine and I fell back into old habits of overeating. I'd tell myself (and other people) "well, I don't have as much time, so I can't go for long walks, or cook healthy food". That was just an excuse. I'd regularly gorge one week telling myself "I'll start my diet on Monday so I need to get it out of my system" and then continue on as before. Eventually I put all the weight back on, and probably more.

Four weeks ago, I finally did start my diet on Monday. A couple of frank discussions with friends about my weight gave me the push I needed, and I started logging my calories and eating healthier. I'm still far from perfect, but I'm eating at a deficit most days and I'm working on improving even more. I don't currently have any direct way of measuring my success so far (when I stepped on my scales, they broke, which was a further wake up call), but I'm definitely making progress. An XXXL high-vis jacket that I sometimes need to wear at work actually zips up now. It's VERY tight, but before it wouldn't zip up at all. PROGRESS!!!

Anyways, that was a longer intro than I expected.

Stats

24, M

~360lb/165KG (I think, as I said above I don't currently have scales. Ordered some from Amazon though, so I should be set by the start of the round)

6'1"

Diet: Calorie counting on MFP

Exercise: Walking in free time (not doing it enough currently), Walking at work (I work retail, normally on checkouts, but I'm trying to pick up more overtime on portering, which is very active)

Round 13 goals

STICK WITH IT THIS TIME!!! I need to avoid falling off again.

Make my XXXL high-vis jacket fit relatively comfortably.

Lose 15-20lb (more if possible, but I'd be happy with 15-20).

Sprint 1 Goals

Cut down on late night snacks.

Completely cut out snacks shortly after a meal (let's say, no snacks within ~2 hours of a meal).

Avoid completely sabotaging my entire months weight loss on the 2nd of March - the day my football (soccer) team, Sunderland, play in the League Cup Final. It's going to be a total party atmosphere, and I plan to enjoy myself with plenty of beer and food, but I need to avoid going too far over my calorie target.

I don't want to give myself too much to do too quickly and set targets that I'll fail. Pretty sure everything I've set is manageable, although that last one is going to be super hard.

I'm new to this subreddit and new to posting on reddit in general, so apologies if I mess this up a little. I'm in my late twenties and started getting in shape last year, but the way this subreddit is laid out appeals to me so much that I'm sure it will make me do even better than if I tried on my own.

Stats

27 F

5'2.5" 130 ish

Diet : I eat fairly "clean" (with more slip-ups than I'd like). I have a history with restriction and disordered thoughts about food that I'm trying to work through.

Exercise: I currently run 30-40 miles weekly, with circuit training and swimming mixed in. I have a marathon in April, and a relay marathon (Ekiden) in June.

Overall Goals Round 13

Overcome my incredibly messed up body image

Ramp up my weekly mileage to 40-50 miles a week and become faster.

Apply for a new degree at university. (I relocated to a different country to live with my husband and my previous field of work doesn't exist here, so I'm privileged enough to go back to university.)

Overall Round 13 Goals
* run 5k
* lose 25lbs
* cut down the time i spend on my phone
* do at least one activity outside with my daughter per week
* eat gluten free (hopefully this will help with my psoriasis)

-Solutions for cravings- quinoa if I want to have carbs only allowed once a week. Make hot chocolate with almond milk and dutch process cocoa powder, sweeten with stevia.

Lose 15lbs

-This is something I've struggled with for awhile my goal for the whole year is to get back to 160lbs, so far I've dropped 7lbs towards my goal weight but I haven't been as strict about my diet as I could have been.

Cut back on my drinking

-I love beer, only one of these a week

-I love martinis, gibsons, bloody mary's, making my own kahlua, and making vodka and gin infusions. I'm trying to limit myself to only 4 total boozy drinks a week. My main goal is to only drink on the weekend, and to stop when I've hit 2 drinks.

Do a pull up*

-I have never been able to do a pull up EVER

Stick to my Monthly Budget

-I'm trying to save up money so I can open up my own business in a few years, and while I plan on taking out a loan, I'd much rather have back-up money to help keep me afloat.

-Planning out all my meals and keeping a simple but delicious menu will help out with unnecessary spending.

Hi gang! New to this subreddit but not necessarily to running. I ran cross country and track and high school and then continued running college for health/stress/fun. Got off track for awhile in law school and the full-time working work but started to get back on track seriously last spring/summer. I'm not nearly where I was once once in terms of endurance and/or speed but I'm working on it.

Health/Fitness:
* I'm running the Nike Women's half-marathon on April 27 so I hope this will help keep me more accountable when it comes to my training. After that race, I may look at doing others. I'll reserve my right to decide until I've got it done and under my belt!
* I want to incorporate hill runs and get back on the track for some 400-800-1600 workouts. I don't kid myself into thinking I could become the next Kara Goucher, but I actually liked doing hill runs and 400 repeats when I ran competitively and I know how beneficial those workouts are. Also? If they help get me into shape to the point that I actually enjoy going for a 10-miler then count me in.
* I want to get more into weight-training and get my guns back, haha. My upper body strength can certainly use some improvement.
* As far as food and diet goes, I tend to stay pretty low-carb and ketogenic. I've been doing it off and on since last summer and have lost 25 pounds so far. When I stick to it and do it right, I feel great (mentally and physically) and I run better (in addition to the obvious weight-loss reason). I've been back on the wagon for several weeks now, so my goal is to just keep on keeping on with it.
* In trying to lose weight, I'd don't have a specific goal weight but I figure I'll see how far all of the above gets me and get down to a point I'm comfortable with.

Everything else:
* I'd like to work on saving more money and better managing my budget. There are several things I'm saving for in 2014 and beyond, so the more spending cuts the better.
* My job is busier than it's ever been and I'm feeling a bit swamped/overwhelmed, so I want to work on finding my professional balance and get on top of it all.
* I will take the bar exam in July, which is technically after Round 13 ends but I will start studying for it will start several months in advance. I definitely need to focus and get off to a strong start so that I'm able to stay on schedule and finally pass the damn thing!

Most of my overall goals are ones I set before finding this sub and am already working on. However, accountability and camaraderie definitely helps motivate me, so if you'll help keep me in check then I'll absolutely do the same for you. Yay team!

Sprint 1 Goals

Stay consistent with keto and be aware of what I'm eating by using MFP

Complete a 7-8 mile run, even if slowly!

Increase number of post-run core workouts from 1-2/week to 3-4

Be more aware of my money earned v. money spent by making conscious choices a actually using my Mint account instead of just being registered for it :)

I think this is all doable and I love the idea of this being a group thing, so to speak. I'm looking forward to "meeting" you all soon!

i always saw this subreddit in sidebars of other subreddits but assumed it was for weight loss. This might get buried in the trenches of this thread but at least my goals are out on the interwebs. i'm excited to try this out! i love love group motivation :)

i'll add stuff when i think of it. just finished writing a paper. mush brain.

Stats

20F

5'4", 115

Diet: none specific (vegetables, tons of grilled chicken, and some junk food binges. also fruit when i force myself)

Exercise: lifting (SL) and running

Overall Round 13 Goals

consistent SL workouts

run 10k

1 unassisted pull-up

improve dynamic hamstring flexibility/total flexibility

strengthen core (i hate ab workouts)

be on time for stuff/stop procrastinating

read at least 15 min before bed

stay happy

Sprint 1 Goals

SL 3x/wk, run 2x/wk - i put in work when i go to the gym so for now i just want to make sure I don't
skip workouts for the first month. during the next sprint i'll set time/weight goals

I'm completely new to this and started my weight loss journey last month. Still finding my feet, so this round will be about me trying to continue my weight loss and incorporating exercise.

Stats

21/F/New Zealand

5'7", 130kg/286 lb

Diet: Low carb, high fat

Exercise: Not much right now, walking around and cleaning. Used to do a lot of exercise before I gained weight so looking to start again.

Overall Round 13 Goals

Introduce exercise. Start with walking and gradually introduce jogging. Hopefully by the time the 90 days are up I'll be up there =)

Stick to low carb. It is honestly working for me right now and is the only thing that has helped me lose weight.

Lose more weight. I have lost 13kg (28.6 lb) so far, I want to look nice for when I graduate university in May. =) I also start a new job next month, so I get to buy some new work clothes! I don't have a goal weight right now, but any loss is a step in the right direction.

Sprint 1 Goals

Minimal alcohol intake. I have done great so far compared to how I was last year, with only three nights in two months that I have been out drinking. I have completely cut drinking alcohol with premixes, and stuck to wine only and straight alcohol. Realistically I should be cutting it down more than this, but with my birthday in a couple of months and graduation.. yeah, we will see how this one goes!

Be more active. By my own admission I am definitely not active enough. I have grown to be lazy and I don't like it. I have been focusing a fair bit on what goes in my mouth but I am ready to incorporate physical activity. It is summer and I should be out getting that sun!!

Get over my fear of the gym. I don't know why I am scared, I just am..

I think that's it for now. I'm so glad I found this sub, this is just what I need. Thank you for reading and I look forward to seeing you more often!

Hi all! I found out about this from an x-post in loseit, and decided I'd hop on over and join up for this round.

I'm 24 (turning 25 next week), female, 5'2", and I currently weigh 186 lbs with ~39% body fat. I'll be doing PSMF, so my time windows don't exactly fit with you guys' as far as sprints and recoveries go, but the overall goal meshes: In 90 days, I'm going to look and feel better, and this is how I'm making it happen.

Time Breakdowns:

Feb. 24th - March 9th = 2 week break to end current dieting sint

March 10th - May 4th = 8 weeks of PSMF

May 5th - May 18th = 2 week break to end that round of PSMF

May 19th - June 3rd = More PSMF (June 3rd isn't my end date for the diet round but it is the end date for this group)

My goals:

Hit 170 lbs by May 5th and come a damn lot closer to 35% body fat.

Gain no more than 5 lbs on my two week break (I'm going to California and expect I'll be eating a shitload of tasty new foods -- I want to try all sorts of new stuff without diet restrictions while I'm there. My ultimate reward type of situation :3.)

Pick right back up with my PSMF when I get home.

I've already lost 150 lbs, and I'm ready to lose the remaining 60 I need in order to get to my goal weight. 2014 is the year I achieve that!

I'm also totally new to this, but excited to get started. My weight has always been a struggle, but in the past couple of years, I know it has been really bad. When I came home from visiting my family over the holidays, I knew something had to change. So, I have been going to Curves for almost a month now, and now I'm ready to really kick my goals into high-gear with MFP and enhanced work-outs. My life is a bit crazy - I'm a law student - but my thinking is that if I can stick to it when I'm this busy, it'll be easy later on! I will be moving to a new city during the second recovery week, conveniently enough, and my hope is that consistency and follow-through during the first two sprints will give me momentum during that life change!

Stats

24 / F

5'5" / 245 lbs

Diet: Calorie restriction to 1600-1700 using MFP, might reduce a bit more as I go along

20, M
6'3", ~195lbs.
Diet: Inconsistent healthy/unhealthy binges. More nutritious as of late.
Exercise: Running. Some cycling if I do not run as much as I intended to.

Goals

Consistently hit the rec center or go for runs every day of the week (or the better part of the week until I get into the swing of things)
Eat healthier
Continue eating more fruits and veggies. Limit the fatty items like pop and chips from my diet.
Limit binge drinking to once a weekend (College Student).
Increase self-confidence and self-esteem through gym improvements and body shape improvements.
Lose ~15 lbs. I would absolutely love being 180-185. I am at a skinny fat state right now and absolutely hate it.
I would like definition in my abdominal, but I'll take slimming down first off.

Sprint 1 Goals

Run 6-7 times a week
Hit 30 miles per week by the end of the first sprint.
Limit pop and alcohol intake.
Get in the habit of consistently doing 10 ab wheel rolls, 10 push-ups, and 10 sit-ups a night and gradually increasing.
Sign up for at least two 5-K's and one 10-K

Hello everybody! This place seems like a fun place to be. Awesome job on the ads; I hadn't heard of this subreddit before. I'm finishing up my first C25K program this week and am looking forward to pushing even further with my fitness. I became ill 3 years ago with chronic migraines and I ended up putting on 80 lbs due to forced inactivity and using food to cope. I'm sure I crashed my metabolism pretty hard. The end of December 2013 was the first time that I had any sort of respite from my migraines and I'm taking advantage of every day that I get without pain to move as much as I can. I've lost 16lbs since Dec 30th through running and diet changes.

Hey everyone! I am new to reddit so I apologize in advance for any stupid questions in the future :).. I have been scoping around on 90daysgoals for a few days and am loving what I see! I consider myself to be a health nut and am always striding for more fitness and healthy eating in my life. Super excited for my first round and it's my favorite number 13!

I'm not actually new to reddit but I decided to start a new account to get a fresh start. I have a lot of life goals at the moment too but for the purposes of this 90 day challenge, I'm focusing in on my health and fitness goals. I am a personal trainer, but I feel like I spend so much time worrying about my clients and their programming, I let my own training take a back seat.

One of my big year-long goals is to try to get into the top level of pole dancing at my studio. It was easy to climb the ranks so far, but getting to the last level is a big jump in difficulty. I definitely want to lose some weight and build my strength even more. My recital is in April and I'm hoping to be kicking ass by then, and well on my way to the top level!

I just found out about /r/90daysgoal today and I feel like this is exactly what I have been looking for to help me improve!
I have been trying to lose weight for about 3 months now and not seeing many changes, so I'm really dedicating myself for the next 3 months.

Stats

24F

5' 7"

~196 lbs (eek!)

Body fat %: 35%

Diet: Counting Calories, currently eating less than 1500 a day, logging it all on MFP. Trying to avoid processed foods and making everything at home (On weekdays I prepare the next days breakfast and lunch while dinner is cooking).

Exercise: Currently seeing a PT four times a week (Monday-Thursday evenings) mostly lifting weights, some crossfit and boxing.

Welcome!! We have very similar starting stats… I am 24F now but was 22 when I started, am 5'7" or 8"ish depending on the day, and was about 185lbs. I found that a paleo-style diet worked (works!) really well for me - I cut out grains and processed foods and try to eat as naturally as I can (I don't splurge on grass-fed organic meat, for example, and sometimes I eat cheese/dairy. And chocolate or cookies or cake, which are definitely not paleo :D). C25K is definitely a great place to start for running - I didn't use it because I had played sports in high school and had intermittently continued exercising (though was always overweight, whomp!), but I've heard amazing things. And you will definitely get better at running the more you do it!!!

It's awesome that you have a supportive SO who is on board with you - that should make things way easier!

Who wants to be fitness buddies with me? This is my second time trying one of these challenges (first time with 90daysgoal, tried BTFC but fell of the wagon due to lack of consistency).

I started losing weight in May of 2013 after I graduated from college. I have gone from 304 lbs to 260 lbs for a total weightloss of 44 lbs thus far. I did this by being a bit more active, eating a little bit healthier (without recording what I was eating), and making a few better lifestyle choices. I feel good about it, but I believe I can accelerate my progress by focusing on one thing. Consistency. I am writing down my daily schedule. I have an app to record calories and macronutrient intake. I am recording my sleep. I am going to write down and record my weightlifting progress. And finally, I am going to write down how I feel and how I can improve myself.

I want to effectively reach a body that I can enjoy for the rest of my life. I know I am capable. Now it's time to get it done. No whining, no excuses.

Stats:

22 M

6'6", 260 lbs

Diet: Calories in, calories out. I use my fitness pal to record my intake. I like eating lots of turkey burgers and chicken breasts, salads/greens, brown rice and quinoa, whole wheat, broccoli, nuts, fruit, etc. I try and drink coffee, green tea, and water with milk on occasion.

Exercise: Weightlifting (4 days of the week, I am on a 5/3/1 program), High Intensity Interval Training--jump rope, sprints, stepmaster--interval setting, and etc (2-3 times a week), Basketball (1-3 times a week), and Volleyball (Once a week).

I Made Ten Overall Round 13 Goals that I believe are attainable

SPECIFIC GOALS

Lose 30 lbs by the completion of round 13. My supplemental goal is to lose 10 lbs each sprint. This brings my weight to 230 lbs.

Dunk, I'm 6'6", and I want to dunk a basketball really well. I'm terribly close, but I want to increase my consistency and explosiveness (in addition to increasing my overall level of fitness).

On My Fitness Pal, successfully record and hit my daily caloric goals (I hit about 2,000 calories per day). Stick to water, coffee, green tea, and milk for drinks. Limit beer/alcohol consumption to 1-2 times per month. Alcohol, if consumed, will be vodka/soda.

Increase my weightlifting totals (I'm keeping them personal for now)

Study for my medical school application test and kick its ass.

Write in my journal every single morning for 5-10 min and every single night for 10-20 min. Every morning I will record how much sleep I had (I use an iPhone application to record my sleep), write down my goals for the day, and reflect on how I'm doing. Ever night I will record whether or not I met my goals, revise my plan, record my failures and successes, improve, and write how I feel.

Take a progress photo that makes myself proud of my accomplishment.

Average 7-8 hours of sleep per night. Go to bed and wake up at consistent times.

Run Bloomsday on May 4, 2014 for fun. It's a 12k run in Washington State. I've always wanted to do it. I have no goal with a finish time, I just want to jog it for fun!

Make friends with a fitness buddy on reddit using this subreddit, and ensure that they are improving their goals too. Touch base with them once a week.

Hey guys, mojosodoge here. I'm sorry if this is long but I'm going to write this out for me and to get my mind right about my goals.

Introduction:

I'm /u/mojosodoge. I'm 17 years old and currently a senior in high school in the USA. This 90 days goal is timed up perfectly for a short(ish) goal for me to stay disciplined and consistent through the rest of my high school life. Hopefully, this will help me be better prepared for the severe workload that comes with college, as well as perhaps landing a spot as a walk-on onto the lacrosse team.

My vision:

The biggest issue for me is being consistent. There will be days where I study very hard, work out, and do everything right. But then, there are those days like the past two where I get home from practice, eat a dinner void of nutrition, and watch Netflix until I fall asleep. I want to be disciplined and be consistent, and the structure of this challenge is perfect in short 30 day bursts. I just want to make it through a challenge like this.

First rounder here! I've been working really hard at getting back in shape recently, so I figured this would be a good way to help my path to fitness.

Stats

22, M

6'0", 185

Diet: Generally healthy and high protein, but I tend to bing eat junk food a lot (I've slowed down recently though, so that's good!).

Exercise: Stronglifts 5x5 on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Hypertrophy chest and shoulder work on Friday/Saturday. Steady state cardio work 3-4 times a week.

Overall Goals!

Get into better shape! (a given)

How will I do it:

Eating: Eat healthy, with enough protein to help build or at least maintain muscle, try to keep fats and carbs in a reasonable range, and CUT OUT JUNK FOOD. Drink less beer (when outside social situations which dictate it bars/parties). Cut down on Diet Coke consumption (that will be a focus for the 2nd/3rd sprints)

Exercise: Don't miss a day for stronglifts. Keep doing some cardio (especially when it starts to get warmer, when I can run outside).

Weight goals: Drop ~10-15 lbs of body fat, then once I reach that, work on gaining muscle mass.

Fitness goals: Be able bench more than my body weight, to run 6+ miles comfortably again

Sprint One Goals:

No bing snacking! Eat healthy-ish otherwise.

Work out at least 5 times a week, don't miss a day for StrongLifts

When it warms up outside and the snow melts, go for at least one 3+ mile run outside a week.

First round. I discovered /r/xxfitness a long time ago and started strength training about a month ago. I'm working my way up to using the barbell, but right now I'm following StrongLifts, just with dumbbells. Progress is a little slower than I'd like because I'm a lazy bum. Very excited for this! I haven't been accountable to anyone since my ballet days.

Stats

24F

5'5", 136lbs

Diet: No set diet, I eat everything. My main problem is a common one in the food industry. I'm on my feet for 8-10 hours a day, I generally don't eat breakfast or lunch, and then I get home and binge. I never binge on 1500 calories though, so I rarely eat enough, especially on days that I exercise. I do drink a lot of water, so I have that going for me.

Exercise: Strength 3x a week, 20 minutes bike or elliptical 3x a week. Right now I do strength and cardio on the same 3 days. I'd like to start going to the gym 5-6 days a week, doing both more strength work and more cardio on separate days.

Overall Goals:

Eat breakfast most days

Eat out once a week at most

Kick the soda habit completely

Be super hot by my birthday on June 11. Is that a valid goal?

Sprint 1 Goals:

Figure out exactly what gym schedule works for me (but at least 3x a week)

Get over my hatred of going to the gym after 5pm when it's most crowded. If that's the only time I have, that's the time I have to go.

I'm buying a $100 class pass which will allow me to go to 10 classes per month at different gyms/studios in the city. So I obviously want to get my money's worth and go to all 10.

Just discovered this sub so if I messed up any formating let me know. I've been a line cook in Buffalo for about 7 years and it's finally starting to catch up to me. Long hours surrounded by easily accessible food, none of which are good for me (bacon, french fries, croutons) is starting to take its toll.

Stats:

24 / Male

5' 5'' / 130lbs

Diet: None At All

Exercise: None At All

Goals:

Eat Better!

Cook for Myself (Ironic huh?)

Start Running

Lose a Few Pounds

One of the main reasons I'm doing this is because I have a GSD who needs lots of exercise, and I want to be able to go on runs with her. I'd really like to start cooking healthy meals for myself as well, it's just so easy after a long day to order a pizza or grab some fast food on the way home. Thankfully I do love to cook so I'm hoping to steal borrow a few recipes I can make in bulk on my days off. Mostly I just need motivation, even if it is random people on the internet. Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this and good luck to everyone!

Hey gang, just discovered this over at /r/bodyweightfitness and thought I'd give it a shot. I've always been in decent shape, but also always been just outside where I wanted to be. So I figure I can utilize this support group to help keep me motivated & on track. The timing couldn't be better; I have to move back to my parents' house for about 6 months or so (family situation). So I'll need help keeping on track with the workouts, since my commute's going to be longer. I've got some races & events in the future that I need to train for, so I could use some motivation too!

OK... I'm really nervous, this is my first round: I'm both a newbie redditor and a new lifter, who's just getting back into shape. I'd always been active, on and off, but runner's knee last year after a half-marathon and Tough Mudder kind of slowed me down.. so here it goes:

Stats

26F

5'10'', 165lbs-ish

Diet: I've been eating 'clean-ish' for the past month

Exercise: usually running (just started again), elliptical or stationary biking/spinning for cardio, and I've just started lifting

Overall Round 13 Goals

Clean up my diet even more, eat more protein

lose at least the past 10lbs that have been driving me nuts for the past three years, since I lost 35lbs in 2011.

Races: complete two Tough Mudders (#2 and #3 in June and October), my second short-distance triathlon in July, one Spartan Sprint (#2 in May), a Super Spartan (September) and a Spartan Beast (September).

Sprint 1 Goals

Start prepping for the first Tough Mudder and Spartan Sprint - which, for me, means getting back to running 10k twice a week by March 25th, and being able to do at least two unassisted pull-ups in a row (I can almost do one now).

A friend who found out about this sub alerted me to its existence and it sounds fun! I have some pretty ambitious goals for 2014 overall which I've gotten pretty behind and I need to get moving!

Normally I take on way more than I can actually hope to accomplish with my sub-average-developed self discipline and dead-stop momentum in life beyond fucking around on the web and keeping my job and girlfriend. As such, I've decided to take a more conservative approach to this, and have set my goals much lower than I normally would, especially in Sprint 1. Instead of planning to lose 30 lbs, I've set my Round 13 goal to only 20. For piano and Japanese, I'm going to only commit to 30m/5d instead of something stupid like 1h/7d.

Though I just got here, I'm going to need to go ahead and break/bend the rules a little bit. D: Though you have the sprint days posted, we have a weight-loss challenge here at my work that ends on 4/2 so I'm going to extend Sprint 1 until then followed by break 1.

This is my first time here and it looks like a great way to help me stay accountable! I've gained a few pounds after moving away for grad school in September so I'm hoping this will help me get those extra pounds off.

Hi people! This is my very first round and I'm kind of nervous as to whether I'll do this right or completely muck it up. But I'm excited about having a way to set some goals and finding a group of people who might help keep me on track.

I currently find that I am often tired in the morning and not eager/excited to live my life or as optimistic as I'd like to be. My main goal is to improve habits that I think will improve my sense of well-being and help me take more pleasure in life. (I don't believe I have a chemical imbalance or anything of that sort-- I literally just think I could feel greater happiness and satisfaction by making some changes. So I want to find out!)

The habits I want to build over this period are:

Get into a consistent eating pattern that I feel is healthy and maintain it for 3 months.

Control TV watching and read more books.

Sleep 8 hours per night consistently.

Go to my Crossfit box regularly (for the workout and positive social interactions).

Have sex more often. (I have a great partner and, well, why not? It feels weird to put a metric on this one, but I think it's fair to make it part of my goals so I don't forget that this can be a contributing factor to mood and well being.)

Bonus result: I'd like to lose 10 pounds OR have jeans get looser. But I will still consider the experiment a success if these changes make me feel more positive and/or more eager to start each day, even if I gain weight.

Sprint 1 Goals

No TV past 8:30 pm / in bed by 9 each weeknight.

Work out 3 times per week minimum. Swapping in a 20 minute jog/walk for Crossfit is OK if schedule is crazy.

Eat whole foods only (no grains). Keep carbs in the form of occasional fruit / carrots / sweet potatoes. (This is easy to do where I live, even eating out.)

If work gets stressful, take time away from it and take a bath or exercise. No glass of wine "because I had a hard day."

Read five pages of non-work-material per day.

Record mood in daily log each day. (Just one sentence.)

The hardest one: Do NOT weigh myself. Taking measurements is OK. But avoid the scale. (I suspect I tend to let fluctuations discourage me more than anything else.)

I may tune eating more in the later sprints and clean it up, but in Sprint 1 I don't want to focus on logging or portions-- just avoiding sugars and wheats (which I don't digest well).

Hey y'all. I'm new here but this looks like an amazing subreddit. I've been working out intensely since December but I feel like I'm about to hiit (hah) a wall. I would love for someone to be my workout buddy--just message me and I'll reply. Anyhoo..

Stats

21M

~204lbs

Diet: I eat horribly. Cheese burgers and junk food. I justify it to myself by saying that it's okay since I worked out.

Exercise: Consistently 6-7 days a week but I've missed the last few days.

Overall Round 13 Goals

Lose 26 lbs and get to my ideal weight of 178. Reduce body fat from 16% to 9%

Do one morning workout and a workout at night.

Spend minimal time online.

Ask out the girl of my dreams.

Sprint 1 goals

Do a cardio workout and a weightlifting workout every day (one in the morning and one at night).

I've just discovered MFP and this sub and will be using both to help improve myself in the next 90 days. I've been working out for the past few years but put on weight after a backpacking trip last summer and I want to finally lose the belly fat I've always had. I started really watching what I was eating and how much in November of last year and have lost a total of 21 lbs so far. The last 9 lbs before I attempt to build muscle are the hardest to lose! And I need motivation.

This will be my first round! I'm so glad I heard about this in time. I've been desperately looking for a way to motivate myself. Looking at the introduction posts you guys have written, I see most of you are focusing on fitness related goals. I have some as well, but I also want to motivate myself to study a lot more, so that's what a lot of my goals are geared toward. Hope that's okay!

Stats

28F

5'4", 115 pounds

Diet: Low carb, no beverages with sugar

Exercise: currently inactive, but have completed C25k in the past and have started but never completed P90X and P90X3. I want to exercise, but I have trouble making exercise routines stick.

Overall Round 13 Goals

Complete P90X3

Look good in a bikini for the first time ever

Put together a magic show

Go from zero to conversational in Thai

Reduce stress at work and at home

Sprint 1 Goals

Daily Fitness and Health Goals

One P90X3 workout

Keep a food journal

Meditate using Headspace app

Daily Study Goals

Learn 10 new Thai words

Immerse myself in Thai using AJATT methods

One Thai Pimsleur lesson OR two Thaipod101 podcasts OR one lesson from textbook OR 10+ minute Skype conversation in Thai

I have been lurking on this sub for at least the last 4 rounds. I'm finally ready to do this!! I've been doing really well since the holiday season and have been able to lose 28lbs so far!! I'm excited to have a little extra motivation to keep me going :)

Stats:

23 F

5'10, 278

diet: tracking calories on Loseit! app

exercise: whatever gets me moving. I workout everyday before work either at the gym or just walking outside. It's nothing intense, but it's getting the habit in place! I also LOVE to play Just Dance with my kinect.

This is my first round, and I really need this. I hope that having a group setting like this will help. I'm excited, a little scared, but excited. This is going to be really embarrassing...I'm a big guy...I need a diet buddy, it is so hard to do alone.

So, I'm super nervous, but excited about this. I started at around 220 lbs two years ago and have slowly lost the 40 lbs to get me to where I am. I'm a geoscience major which requires us to do pretty vigorous hiking and camping during the summer which I was not particularly prepared for last year and it nearly killed me. So, I want to pick up the pace so that I'm ready to go this year!

Overall Round 13 Goals

Run a 5k in 30 min

Lose ~20 lbs - 160 lbs.

Win 30$ from Keith (asshole)

Be capable for Field Camp

Work up to a Freestanding Handstand

Sprint 1 Goals

Track calories. Every. Single. Day.

Follow Couch25k App

Figure out a decent bodyweight routine and stick to it! Make progress by the end of sprint 1

Welcome! Way to make some great progress already - hopefully we can help you out with sticking with it as you continue forward :D I don't know who Keith is, but I'm crossing my fingers that you win that $30 from him! Good luck and see you around!

Hello!
This is my first round. I've been trying to make a better me for a while now. I was doing good, till december came with my exams and no time to eat healthy or exercise. Now the habit of unhealthy snacking is getting stuck, and I want it gone.

Stats

21 next month, F

5'6'', 161lbs

diet: little binges on candy and stuff, unhealthy snacking, portion control at main meals is okay, I make them myself and it is pretty healthy.

exercise: 1hour baton twirling in the week, trying to get consistent in running, now it's 1 or 2 times a week, for +-20 min.

Overall round 13 goals

get consistent with the running

on non running days I want to do some strength exercises

back in healthy diet
lots of fruits and vegetables,
less meat and chocolat (spread)
more water

weigh 150lbs

get on track with school
stay on planning

sprint 1 goals

run monday and wednesday or thursday (depending on school)

100 ab exercises a day

count calories with MFP

make weekly plans for school every sunday

That's about it I think. I'm looking forward to actually do this. I'm starting now with the mindset :)

I'm new to all of this, and my first time actually putting myself and my personal health goals out there, you know, on the interwebs. So, it really is all new for me. I'm joining Round 13 in hopes of getting my fitness back and my weight under control. I'm naturally an athlete and being active makes me happy, gaining weight has kept me from perusing those active things. I'm currently recovering from foot surgery and need to rebuild my tolerance to exercise.

Stats

28F

5'0 on a good day, 149 lbs (up from 110 lbs 10 years ago)

Current Diet:50% of the time based on the Eat to Live book by Joel Fuhrman (LIFE CHANGER!), the other 50 % of the time it's my mother-in-laws cooking (Danger, danger!)

Current Exercise: currently going Pilates (at home DVDs) which don't push me at all

Sprint 1 Goals

Sign up for the gym and actually go, at least 4 times per week (joining GymPact should help with that, anyone else heard of it?)

Drop 8 lbs, which is 2 lbs per week, challenging but I think I can do it

Take weekly body measurements to track my inches lost, all over

Drink 2-3L of water per day

Stay on the Eat to Live plan 90%, which means 2-3 meals per week to eat whatever

Get outside whenever possible; hiking, walking, biking

Overall Round 13 Goals

Achieve my goal weight of 115 lbs

Bring the fun of athletics back into my life

Do more research about the personal training industry and possible career opportunities there

Another newbie checking in. Hopefully I don't mess things up here too badly. I'm 20 and I turn 21 on May 31st, with the requisite Las Vegas trip scheduled to begin on June 1st. I lost 60lbs during high school thanks to regular exercise and a disciplined diet, but I've since fallen off the wagon. I'm not gaining weight, but I don't feel like i'm in good shape and I just want to get back in the swing of things. A new beginning for my 21st.

Stats:

20, M

6'4, 155

Diet: Anything that I feel like eating, but in normal portions.

Exercise: ...nothing. Yeah. Sorry.

Round 12 Goals:

Establish a regimen of daily and weekly exercise routines with walking/running, pushups, and situps.

Clean up my food intake. Less processed junk, more veggies & fruits.

Fix my sleep schedule. No more going to sleep at 6am and waking up at 4pm. I want to hit bed by 3am and wake up before noon. I have anxiety issues that do keep me up at night, so this goal will be a bit more difficult... but i'm willing to at least try.

Sprint 1 Goals:

Walk 1.5 miles outdoors five days per week.

Stop watching Youtube videos past 4:30am.

Wake up at 2:00 every day of the week (baby steps!)

Limit intake of processed crap to Saturday, eaten within moderation.

15 pushups and situps daily during week one, adding five more every seven days.

Eat as healthy as possible should I find myself at a restaurant of some sort with the family. No fried stuff, no bread basket.

Just discovered /r/90daysgoal so this is my first time. I've done C25K a couple times. The second (and subsequent) time/s came as a result of unforseen circumstances that required me to stop running completely for several months. Each time I did it, I was always able to do double the amount of running required at the end of W9. My pace is fairly slow though, around 6-7 km/h.

End of last year, I started streak running and discovered that, when done properly, running every day as much as I can is what I was born to do/really works/makes me run much better. I pay attention to my body and take breaks when it tells me to do so. I don't make myself run through injury and/or illnesses.

43M / 124kg (~250-260?) / 1.75m (5'9 ish?)

Diet - anything, really. I've realised that my diet follows my training so it goes down when I work out properly.

Exercise - running

Goals, there are 2 big ones I'm working towards:

Streak run for 50 days. My best so far is 11 days. I realise the training for this is a bit different from other types of running (eg, 10k, marathon, etc). I'll probably try for run 6 days, rest 1 day for Sprint 1, see how it goes and adapt accordingly for subsequent Sprints.

Run continuously for 5 hours. This is inspired by what Christopher McDougal did at the end of his book Born To Run. I don't expect to be able to do this during this round, or even this year but I'm working towards it. Perhaps at the end of this Sprint, I'd like to be able to run for 90 minutes continuously.

My biggest challenge is not one of motivation; it's of pushing myself too hard. A personal mantra is never to save anything for the return trip. It has usually served me well but I need to learn how to rein it in when necessary.

I signed up for round 12. I at the beginning was very motivated and determined to hit my final goal weight. Then work got super stressful, like let's eat another frosting covered brownie for lunch stressful. I've completely stopped eating properly, my clothes don't fit right anymore, and I'm pretty depressed. So I'm leaving my job. It's clearly killing me and it's time I fix that. And my weight.

I will be seeing this round through, 13 is my lucky number after all. Doing a ketogenic diet and really minimal exercise aside from walking. Normally I walk about 8 miles a day with my current job, but if I could get out and walk 3-5 miles a day, 3-5x a week I would be very pleased with myself. And spring is in the air so it shouldn't be that hard to get outside. By the end of this round I want to be at a weight where I am comfortable starting to go wedding dress shopping.

Congratulations! I am no longer a blushing virgin, this is officially my first Reddit post. I have hung out on the sidelines for months as a lurker but was enticed by an invitation post in another subreddit.

Obviously, this would be the first round that I participated in but am pretty excited and energized after reading other's goals. I am a father of three children all under 5 with another on the way. Aside from my 90 day goals, I want to be strong and healthy so that I can be the husband and father that my wife and kids deserve.

Stats:

35 M

5'8" - 197.6 lbs

Diet: kinda low carb, Paleo-ish.........until holidays, then I take a few months off and stuff my face and drink gallons of beer.....followed by self-loathing and renewed resolve...rinse and repeat

Exercise: Running and Yoga

Overall Goals

Complete the Bayshore Marathon in 4 hours or less (I have run the half the past two years and 4 hours is realistic based on my half times)

Reduce my weight to at least 185 by race time, this supports the goal above.

Attend a yoga class once a week. I am terribly inflexible and it has led to foot problems.

Pay off $3000 of debt.

Prepare to transition from running to strength training following the marathon.

Sprint 1 Goals

Maintain current running schedule

Eat low carb 6 days a week

Read or listen to a low carb and/or Paleo book to continue learning

Attend at least 4 yoga classes

Pay off $1000 of debt

Read the book Starting Strength, make contact with personal trainers in my area (I don't know how to strength train so this is my plan to learn and prepare)

F 23 5'5" 147
For almost a year I've been slowly losing weight. Went from about 165 to my weight now.

I work 6 days a week from 10-6 and have been having a hard time actually making it to the gym to work on strength training. I hate going to a crowded gym so I try and go at odd hours of the night (2am) but find that to be difficult when I also want to go running before I head to work at 10. I'm hoping with doing this I will be able to get a good schedule going and be able to meet my goals.

If anyone wants an accountability buddy or something fun like that PM me :)

Goals:

Sprint 1:

Run a 5k+ every day
Do a 10k every Wednesday
Start starting strength consistently

Sprint 2:

Do a 10k twice a week
Run a 5k+ every day
Work on Pull ups—assisted
Continue starting strength

Sprint 3:

10k 4 times a week
5k+ every day
Continue working on pulls ups
Continue starting strength

Someone over at /r/theketodiet recommended this, so this is obviously my first go. I don't really know what I'm doing, but I am hoping this will help me get to the goals I've had pretty well set for some time. Also, 13 is my lucky number (yeah, I'm weird), so maybe that will help some, too!

Stats

35/F
5'5", 205
Diet: Bandwagony on keto. Would like to make this more permanent.
Exercise: Little to none

Round 13 Goals

Food/Exercise Tracking in MFP (jmh79, add me!): I have done this on and off for almost 2 years. I have never been consistent about it. I would like to change this, especially now that I've got a FitBit and the two are connected.

Stay Keto: I've got a terrible habit of doing really well for a week, then having a few too many vodka-and-sodas at the end of the week and wrecking everything with the hangover. I've got to attack this 2 ways:

Ensure that I have the right food in the house at the right time

Curb the drinking - aim for no more than 3 drinks in a night

Do some kinda exercise: I'm not saying I gotta become a gym rat in 90 days (though it is possible to form a habit in that time), but I need to at least use the gym membership I've had for seven months. <shame>

Sprint 1 Goals

Stay below 50g carbs each day

Log food for 30 days straight

Drink more water and less coke zero

Do some form of mild exercise 3 days a week

I'm glad this came around just at the right time - I needed a kick in the rear!

I'm tempted to add "break 1:30 at Glass City" to my goals, but there are too many race day variables for me to want to make that a full R13 goal. I figure if I hit the three goals I listed, there is no reason I shouldn't be able to make sub-1:30.